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
Recent Examples on the Web
It was reacquired by co-founder Stacy Spikes roughly a year later.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 20 June 2024
In 2020, Casady reacquired the rights and approached Leitch and his wife and producing partner, Kelly McCormick.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 3 May 2024
The construction will focus specifically on the garden and courtyard homes in the 190-acre area in the northwest quadrant of highways 18 and 67 that was reacquired by Three Pillars in 2020.
—Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2024
But reacquiring full-time status on the big tour seems to be well within his grasp: The consecutive victories have pushed his standing from seventh to second on the Korn Ferry Tour’s points list.
—The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2024
In 2018, Netflix canceled all of their Marvel series, and once Disney eventually reacquired the distribution rights, Marvel Studios took a very circuitous route to officially declaring them MCU canon.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 May 2024
Originally sold in 2012, it was reacquired by Tesla after it was involved in an accident.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 13 May 2024
Boeing is in talks to reacquire Spirit, the companies confirmed, which would be something of a homecoming.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
Metheny recently reacquired the Blue Light, runs the Toy Soldier and Trinity in San Francisco and is involved at Ditas in Sausalito.
—Jeff Burkhart, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2024
Brent Lang, Variety, 20 June 2024
In 2020, Casady reacquired the rights and approached Leitch and his wife and producing partner, Kelly McCormick.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 3 May 2024
The construction will focus specifically on the garden and courtyard homes in the 190-acre area in the northwest quadrant of highways 18 and 67 that was reacquired by Three Pillars in 2020.
—Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2024
But reacquiring full-time status on the big tour seems to be well within his grasp: The consecutive victories have pushed his standing from seventh to second on the Korn Ferry Tour’s points list.
—The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2024
In 2018, Netflix canceled all of their Marvel series, and once Disney eventually reacquired the distribution rights, Marvel Studios took a very circuitous route to officially declaring them MCU canon.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 May 2024
Originally sold in 2012, it was reacquired by Tesla after it was involved in an accident.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 13 May 2024
Boeing is in talks to reacquire Spirit, the companies confirmed, which would be something of a homecoming.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
Metheny recently reacquired the Blue Light, runs the Toy Soldier and Trinity in San Francisco and is involved at Ditas in Sausalito.
—Jeff Burkhart, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2024
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“Reacquire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reacquire. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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