REACQUIRE Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

reacquire

verb

(ˌ)rē-ə-ˈkwī(-ə)r

Definition of reacquire

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 The Bruins would probably need to reacquire their third-round pick to get into the offer-sheet game, but that could be an interesting route for a team that could use an influx of prime-aged talent. — Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 30 June 2026 After three and a half seasons with the Twins, the Astros reacquired Correa at last year’s trade deadline. — Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026 Making a trade This offseason, the Royals jumped at the chance to reacquire Strahm. — Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2026 Mission controllers should reacquire communication with the astronauts. — Evan Bush, NBC news, 6 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for reacquire

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The Senate race has attracted national attention because of its implications for control of the chamber, where Democrats need to flip four seats to regain the majority.

— Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026
At Kering, group CEO Luca de Meo has made big changes with Gucci — which makes up 40% of the group’s sales — in a bid to regain its position as world number one for desirability.

— Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of regain

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Text messages indicate Moore’s representative had initiated the process of retrieving his belongings in the hours after his arrest, and the school was quick to oblige.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2026
The service is managed remotely from your phone so that your car can be retrieved with the send of a text.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of retrieve

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The spa Outdoor adventure is the primary focus here, so after skiing or mountain biking all day the spa is the ideal place to recover.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
The bank sees high diesel prices as necessary to prevent recovering demand from overwhelming constrained refineries.

— Matthew Tan, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026

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