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
reacquired the rights to the movie
(sports) … returns to Chicago this fall, reacquired in a stunning trade …—
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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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Hybe will retain the assets from Big Machine Label Group, but Borchetta will reacquire the Big Machine Records brand and relaunch it for future ventures.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 12 Feb. 2026
Topps recently reacquired the exclusive Premier League trading card license after Panini had it for nearly a decade.
—Brooks Peck, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
Union Pacific reacquired it in 2013, restored it in Cheyenne, and returned it to service in 2019 to mark the Transcontinental Railroad’s 150th anniversary.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 26 Jan. 2026
More than 700,000 Azerbaijanis fled Armenia and Karabakh, and 100,000 ethnic Armenians fled the region in the autumn of 2023 after Azerbaijan reacquired the territory.
—Mark Temnycky, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
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Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 12 Feb. 2026
Topps recently reacquired the exclusive Premier League trading card license after Panini had it for nearly a decade.
—Brooks Peck, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
Union Pacific reacquired it in 2013, restored it in Cheyenne, and returned it to service in 2019 to mark the Transcontinental Railroad’s 150th anniversary.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 26 Jan. 2026
More than 700,000 Azerbaijanis fled Armenia and Karabakh, and 100,000 ethnic Armenians fled the region in the autumn of 2023 after Azerbaijan reacquired the territory.
—Mark Temnycky, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
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“Reacquire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reacquire. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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