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
Tom ClancyExamples of reacquire in a Sentence
the hockey team is hoping to reacquire the Stanley Cup this year
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The defenseman, reacquired last summer in a trade with Nashville, won the Cup twice during a previous four-plus season Tampa tenure.
—Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
After two-and-a-half seasons in Boston, the Dodgers reacquired Hernández at the 2023 trade deadline.
—Noah Camras, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
Winslow has also reacquired The Winter of Frankie Machine from Paramount, initially acquired for Martin Scorsese to direct and Robert De Niro to star, before that duo instead made The Irishman instead with De Niro, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 13 May 2025
The Padres reacquired Wolf before the 2024 season for minor league INF Kervin Pichardo.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2025
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Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
After two-and-a-half seasons in Boston, the Dodgers reacquired Hernández at the 2023 trade deadline.
—Noah Camras, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
Winslow has also reacquired The Winter of Frankie Machine from Paramount, initially acquired for Martin Scorsese to direct and Robert De Niro to star, before that duo instead made The Irishman instead with De Niro, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 13 May 2025
The Padres reacquired Wolf before the 2024 season for minor league INF Kervin Pichardo.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2025
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“Reacquire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reacquire. Accessed 31 May. 2025.
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