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 Yankees have been reportedly dancing around the idea of reacquiring 34-year-old Tim Hill, a lefty journeyman who was released by the Chicago White Sox on June 18 last season, only to sign with the Yankees two days later.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
Haggen put 100 of the stores back on the block, and 54 of them were reacquired by Albertsons as part of a deal to purchase Haggen outright.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
When the soup chain was emerging out of bankruptcy in 2023, the brothers tried to reacquire it but were outbid by a private equity company.
—Gary Stern, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Last July, Brown and owner Jim Crane prioritized parades over prospects by parting with Ryan Clifford and Drew Gilbert to reacquire Justin Verlander.
—Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 30 July 2024
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John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
Haggen put 100 of the stores back on the block, and 54 of them were reacquired by Albertsons as part of a deal to purchase Haggen outright.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
When the soup chain was emerging out of bankruptcy in 2023, the brothers tried to reacquire it but were outbid by a private equity company.
—Gary Stern, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Last July, Brown and owner Jim Crane prioritized parades over prospects by parting with Ryan Clifford and Drew Gilbert to reacquire Justin Verlander.
—Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 30 July 2024
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“Reacquire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reacquire. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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