reacquire
verb
re·ac·quire
(ˌ)rē-ə-ˈkwī(-ə)r 
reacquired; reacquiring; reacquires
: to acquire again: such as
a
: to regain as one's own
… the Saad that returns to Chicago this fall, reacquired in a stunning trade for Artemi Panarin, brings more than just a more worldly view of the NHL with him.—
Mark Lazerus
Mark Lazerus
b
: to relocate and hold (something previously held) in a detector
The submarine slowed to reacquire the target.—Tom Clancy
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Examples of reacquire in a Sentence
the hockey team is hoping to reacquire the Stanley Cup this year
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The plant is capable of producing over 25,000 gallons a day, and once Yoshida reacquired the rights to his U.S. sales, the process was turnkey.
—Chloe Sorvino, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
That station had previously gone through a few permutations before closing, before being reacquired by King in 1990.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
Was that not the precise purpose of Brissett being reacquired by the Patriots in the first place?
—Steve Buckley, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024
He was reacquired by the Orioles in January from Detroit, then designated him for assignment Thursday.
—Eric He, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2024
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Chloe Sorvino, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
That station had previously gone through a few permutations before closing, before being reacquired by King in 1990.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
Was that not the precise purpose of Brissett being reacquired by the Patriots in the first place?
—Steve Buckley, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024
He was reacquired by the Orioles in January from Detroit, then designated him for assignment Thursday.
—Eric He, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2024
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“Reacquire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reacquire. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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