reestablish

verb

re·es·tab·lish (ˌ)rē-i-ˈsta-blish

variants or re-establish

reestablished or re-established; reestablishing or re-establishing

transitive verb

: to establish (something or someone) again

Within one year he rallied his forces, invaded the delta, and reestablished his rule.—

Harry A. Gailey, Jr.

Those deals allowed Washington to reestablish diplomatic relations with Egypt and Syria …—

Robert D. Kaplan

Thanks to an extended captive breeding program, the California condor stands a chance of reestablishing itself in the wild.—

Todd Wilkinson

"He quickly reestablished himself as a top pitcher, arguably the best in this draft," says one NL scout who saw him throw.—

Albert Chen

NASA scientists lost contact with it right after the craft was ordered to pressurize its fuel tanks. All attempts to reestablish contact have failed.—

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reestablishment

(ˌ)rē-i-ˈsta-blish-mənt

noun

or re-establishment

… the reestablishment of formal diplomatic relations between the United States and the Holy See in 1984 … —

Thomas J. Reese

John's solitary tomb … is apt testimony to the central role of Florence in the re-establishment of the Roman Papacy. —

Richard Fremantle

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This case reestablished racial segregation laws passed in the South after the end of the Reconstruction era in 1877. —

Willie Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025 Biden, after all, was vice president during President Obama’s historic opening of ties with Cuba in 2015, reestablishing diplomatic relations and approving numerous trade and travel exchanges. —

Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025 In 2021, Musk moved Tesla’s corporate headquarters from Palo Alto to Austin and reestablished his personal residence, leaving California for Texas. —

John Hyatt, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025 The debt ceiling, which caps how much money the Treasury can owe to pay the country’s bills, was reestablished earlier this month after being suspended for the past year and half. —

Aris Folley, The Hill, 13 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for reestablish