reattaining

verb

present participle of reattain
as in taking over

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reattaining
  1. taking over
  2. occupying
  3. recapturing
  4. annexing
  5. accumulating
Verb
  • Livia Chanes had been CEO for Nubank Brazil and is now taking over all of Latin America, which accounts for the bulk of the digital bank's business.
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 16 July 2026
  • Gill also reiterated that HSA had attempted to pay for utility services after taking over the hospitals but said the city insisted the company first pay Steward’s outstanding balances.
    — Verónica Egui Brito July 16, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
Definition of taking over
Verb
  • Beneath those practical debates, however, American lawyers have gradually come to understand themselves as occupying two roles simultaneously, as Robert Gordon described.
    — Joseph Andrew, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
  • For now, Neil the seal is occupying a stretch of sidewalk, unmoving and unbothered.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
Definition of occupying
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  • In order to compete, moving forward now requires absorbing and building other businesses entirely, recapturing layers that retail previously handed off.
    — Brian Delp, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • This is not a franchise that seems capable of really recapturing the magic of the circumstances that birthed it; some good things are best left untouched and alone.
    — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 26 June 2026
Definition of recapturing
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  • Thurston and others formed a group, named the Committee of Safety, and plotted to overthrow Liliuokalani and install their own administration, one that would be open to the United States annexing the islands.
    — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 July 2026
  • President Fillmore also 2aggressively held to the Monroe Doctrine, and prevented European powers from annexing Hawaii.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 11 June 2026
Definition of annexing
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  • The service payments to manage the debt are accumulating at speed.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 14 July 2026
  • Morsa Images / Getty Images Evidence has been accumulating steadily for over a decade that arthroscopic knee surgery to shave torn, degenerative cartilage does not help more than physical therapy.
    — Dr. Elisabeth Rosenthal, CBS News, 13 July 2026
Definition of accumulating
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“Reattaining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reattaining. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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