repurchased

verb

past tense of repurchase
1
as in replenished

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as in rebought

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Recent Examples of repurchased The company repurchased $500 million worth of shares in the fourth quarter and announced that its board of directors authorized the purchase of an additional seven million shares under its existing repurchase program. — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repurchased
  1. replenished
  2. offered
  3. redeemed
  4. purchased
  5. recruited
  6. rescued
Verb
  • Inventory will be replenished when the third sales phase opens in 2027, but the purchasing patterns will probably be similar — unless LA28 adjusts prices.
    — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Lai explained that the production capacity and supply chain constraints also limit how quickly conventional missile stocks can be replenished.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of replenished
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  • At the University of Miami, the Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science is spearheading sea-rise research and has even offered an undergraduate course devoted to the topic.
    — Zoey Thomas, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
  • However, Ke only landed a few minor TV and film roles after his early fame and found himself being offered stereotypical parts geared toward Asians.
    — Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of offered
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  • This ticket must be redeemed at one of the nine Florida Lottery offices throughout the state.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2026
  • McDonald's $2 breakfast sandwich deal can be redeemed over the holiday, but the fast-food giant also has travelers covered with a discount on gas at Shell stations.
    — Mike Snider, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of redeemed
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  • Shortly after Seattle's Super Bowl victory the team was formally put up for sale by Jody Allen, whose late brother, Paul, purchased the Seahawks in 1997 for $194 million.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Uptown Charlotte tower sold for $36M at auction Spandrel purchased the former Wachovia Center at an auction for $36 million last year, after the previous owners defaulted on the property’s loan and the building went into foreclosure.
    — Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of purchased
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  • Environmental regulators recruited 14 universities, nonprofits, aquariums and laboratories to focus on different pieces of the project, from genetic research and reef monitoring to coral breeding and outplanting.
    — Nicolás Rivero, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
  • But to a teenager being recruited by a fleet of big-name programs, the flash mattered more than the function.
    — Matt Baker, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of recruited
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  • Schiano rescued the program from irrelevance, but modest respectability might be all Rutgers can afford this season — if that.
    — Manny Navarro, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Images of the man and woman being rescued were posted by Nepal’s Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers on Saturday, confirming the rescues.
    — Jon Haworth, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026
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“Repurchased.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repurchased. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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