as in to regain
to get again in one's possession
the hockey team is hoping to reacquire the Stanley Cup this year
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Recent Examples of reacquire
Buffett noted that if those $24 had been continuously invested at a 7% annual return, the investment would today far exceed the cost of reacquiring Manhattan, even accounting for all improvements.
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Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Now, a project that was once a Warners theatrical feature with a Marvel star then morphed into streaming feature, was reacquired by Warners, now part of Warner Bros. Discovery and back in the theatrical game.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2025
Viewed as a lame duck last year after a succession of blunders, including an abrupt dissolution of Parliament that led to chaos, Mr. Macron has reacquired a raison d’être.
—Roger Cohen, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Craig Kimbrel, another ex-Brave, has been reacquired and may be ready for recall from the minors soon.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
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Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Now, a project that was once a Warners theatrical feature with a Marvel star then morphed into streaming feature, was reacquired by Warners, now part of Warner Bros. Discovery and back in the theatrical game.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2025
Viewed as a lame duck last year after a succession of blunders, including an abrupt dissolution of Parliament that led to chaos, Mr. Macron has reacquired a raison d’être.
—Roger Cohen, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Craig Kimbrel, another ex-Brave, has been reacquired and may be ready for recall from the minors soon.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reacquire
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Although Orlando was able to regain its lead in the third quarter and was ahead by 2 entering the fourth.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 July 2025
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The effort regained momentum in 2022 when the CWA re-endorsed the sport.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
14 July 2025
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According to the Sheriff’s Office, deputies arrived and safely retrieved the children after Rendon exited onto the back patio area.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 July 2025
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Video showed Thomas, unsupervised, moving his handcuffed hands down the back of his pants, retrieving a small white object and sticking it in his mouth.—
Ashley Luthern,
jsonline.com,
8 July 2025
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Their run through the lesser lights of MLB has allowed the Dodgers to recapture the best record in baseball (54-32) – moving ahead of the Detroit Tigers, who were rained out Tuesday – and pull away in the NL West.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
2 July 2025
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Still, the chain isn’t firmly focused on collectibles, with management seeming intent on recapturing its meme stock mojo.—
Brendan Coffey,
Sportico.com,
24 June 2025
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In Too Much, Stalter stars as Jessica Salmon, a New Yorker in her mid-30s who, in the midst of recovering from a bad break-up, agrees to take a job in London assisting filmmakers working on commercials.—
Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
12 July 2025
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Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images With that being said, everyone recovers from a torn Achilles injury differently.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 July 2025
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“Reacquire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reacquire. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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