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
Among the recipients were the Hoopa Valley Tribe, which received funding to help reacquire about 10,300 acres of their lands in the Klamath River watershed that were formerly being managed by a timber trust.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2024
The service was reacquired by its co-founder Stacy Spikes in 2021.
—Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
In March, the Jets reacquired Moses, 33, in a trade with the Ravens.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 2 Aug. 2024
Co-founder Eric Baker and his company Viagogo reacquired the ticket seller from eBay in 2020 in a $4 billion deal.
—Jessica Golden, CNBC, 31 July 2024
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Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2024
The service was reacquired by its co-founder Stacy Spikes in 2021.
—Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
In March, the Jets reacquired Moses, 33, in a trade with the Ravens.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 2 Aug. 2024
Co-founder Eric Baker and his company Viagogo reacquired the ticket seller from eBay in 2020 in a $4 billion deal.
—Jessica Golden, CNBC, 31 July 2024
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“Reacquire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reacquire. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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