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
That station had previously gone through a few permutations before closing, before being reacquired by King in 1990.
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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
This means the decedent had the power to revoke or reacquire the trust assets.
—Ashley Case, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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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
This means the decedent had the power to revoke or reacquire the trust assets.
—Ashley Case, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reacquire
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When Crisis Hits High-conflict people often manufacture crises to regain control.Nik Ershov, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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However, the Illini responded with a 12-play drive of their own, going 75 yards down the field and grinding the end zone to regain the lead, 21-17, midway through the quarter.Ryan Morik, Fox News, 1 Jan. 2025
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Finally, after half a dozen or so tries, the Zaida crew retrieved a towline.David Wolman, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
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This content was summarized by generative artificial intelligence using public filings retrieved from SEC.gov.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Jan. 2025
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Moore plays Elisabeth Sparkle in the body horror film, a celebrity who is fired from her job because of her age and goes to extreme lengths to recapture her youth.Nicolas Vega, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
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If the most important metric is providing Ukraine with the means to recapture all of its sovereign territory, Biden’s policy was a partial failure.Michael Poznansky, Foreign Affairs, 3 Jan. 2025
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Like many department stores in recent years, Kohl’s has spent the last few years in turmoil and has struggled to recover from shifting consumer behavior.Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 13 Jan. 2025
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Lamont said there is an industry wariness about any new nuclear capacity in markets where power generation is deregulated and there is no guarantee of recovering costs.Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Reacquire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reacquire. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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