repurchased

past tense of repurchase

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of repurchased The company repurchased $500 million worth of shares in the fourth quarter and announced that its board of directors authorized the purchase of an additional seven million shares under its existing repurchase program. — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repurchased
Verb
  • Some countries did have strategic reserves, but a massive coordinated release from those supplies didn’t make a difference for long – and those reserves may need to be replenished, paradoxically increasing demand for oil in the future.
    — The Conversation, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Emergency inventories, meanwhile, have reached dangerously low levels and have not been replenished.
    — RICHARD HAASS, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • But when Disney offered 13-year-old Jason Weaver $2 million to sing as young Simba in The Lion King—his mom told them no.
    — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Still, people of all ages should continue to be offered education and safe spaces for healing, Layden said.
    — Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 9 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Kathryn Riley / Getty Week 4 of the NFL season featured dramatic comebacks, quarterbacks who redeemed themselves (while others continued to struggle) and three teams left with undefeated records.
    — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The infamous stage musical adaptation of Stephen King’s novel about a telekinetic high schooler was a massive Broadway flop in 1988 but has been redeemed by steady community and college theater productions over the decades since.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 3 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • For 30 shillings, Bullitt and his two partners, Charles and Andrew Lewis, purchased 300 acres just beyond the Shenandoah Valley as a reward for his service during the French and Indian War.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • As part of his plea agreement, Iza agreed to forfeit several items purchased as part of the conspiracy, including two Mercedes-Benzes, a Ferrari and dozens of luxury handbags from Hermes, Balenciaga and Louis Vuitton.
    — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The group also refined donor engagement, recruited five new board members and streamlined operations.
    — Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
  • This year, the State Department again cites Cubans fraudulently recruited to fight for Russia in Ukraine.
    — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The Navy has reported that there were eight suicide attempts aboard the carrier during the deployment, including one sailor who jumped overboard and was later rescued.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Once inside, two people described as older adults were rescued from the home.
    — Tim Fang, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

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“Repurchased.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repurchased. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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