as in retrieving
to get again in one's possession
the hockey team is hoping to reacquire the Stanley Cup this year
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The match lasted only 37 minutes, and would have been even shorter if not for the time Schaedel spent retrieving balls that Abdelkader had missed, or had failed to knock back over the net when points finished.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
8 Jan. 2026 -
After a rehearsal at the venue, management allegedly spent hours retrieving the bag.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
1 Jan. 2026
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That includes 15 Democrats, who are leaving despite their party’s increasing odds of recapturing the House next November.—
David M. Drucker,
Twin Cities,
6 Jan. 2026
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After recapturing Jerusalem’s holy temple, which had been defiled by the occupiers, the Maccabees searched for pure oil to light the menorah.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
1 Dec. 2025
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At tackle, Ben Taylor-Whitfield returns at right tackle, but who will man the left side with Ryan Hughes recovering from a season-ending injury?—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Jan. 2026
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If the recovering addicts’ primary task was to filter out women who wouldn’t qualify to sue—namely, those who didn’t have pelvic mesh or who did but weren’t in pain—Blake’s was to amp up the value of their lawsuits (and attorneys’ fees) by convincing them to have their mesh surgically removed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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Don’t err by thinking these fans can just walk out of the jail, reclaiming their Sundays for something fun.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Jan. 2026
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Byrne toured heavily and wasn’t shy about playing his old band’s classic songs, essentially reclaiming them for himself.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Reacquiring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reacquiring. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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