rediscover
verb
re·dis·cov·er
(ˌ)rē-di-ˈskə-vər 
rediscovered; rediscovering; rediscovers
: to discover (something lost or forgotten) again
In America we have only recently rediscovered the use of wild greens.—
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rediscovery
noun
plural rediscoveries
The rediscovery of the woodpecker was touted by cryptozoologists as proof that animals thought long extinct may still exist.
—Benjamin Radford
Benjamin Radford
Examples of rediscover in a Sentence
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Well, the new urbanists were really pioneers starting in the 1970s of the attempt to rediscover really timeless principles of urbanism, smaller streets, building more compactly, designing around the pedestrian rather than the automobile.
—Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 27 Apr. 2024
After that sighting, no one saw the small bird again for 12 years, ABC said, until it was rediscovered by Yurgen Vega.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2024
The Buzz on Boat Shoes: The category of footwear created when Franklin D. Roosevelt was president is being reinterpreted and rediscovered.
—Steven Kurutz, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
If the Fifth might fairly be seen as historically overplayed by this orchestra, as a tour-closer in Hamburg it felt deeply understood, and at times, freshly rediscovered — its contours crisp and clean, its humor fully indulged, its multitudes gleefully released.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2024
There are indeed valid reasons why global asset managers are rediscovering Japan.
—William Pesek, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
After a week that felt like an eternity, Yamamoto rediscovered himself.
—Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2024
The Pompeii site, rediscovered only in the 16th century, has seen a burst of recent archaeological activity aimed at halting years of decay and neglect.
—Reuters, NBC News, 25 Mar. 2024
An empathic, young plant doctor gifted with extrasensory powers and an emotionally fragile, isolated artist, must rescue each other to rediscover the essence of living.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 21 Mar. 2024
Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 27 Apr. 2024
After that sighting, no one saw the small bird again for 12 years, ABC said, until it was rediscovered by Yurgen Vega.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2024
The Buzz on Boat Shoes: The category of footwear created when Franklin D. Roosevelt was president is being reinterpreted and rediscovered.
—Steven Kurutz, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
If the Fifth might fairly be seen as historically overplayed by this orchestra, as a tour-closer in Hamburg it felt deeply understood, and at times, freshly rediscovered — its contours crisp and clean, its humor fully indulged, its multitudes gleefully released.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2024
There are indeed valid reasons why global asset managers are rediscovering Japan.
—William Pesek, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
After a week that felt like an eternity, Yamamoto rediscovered himself.
—Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2024
The Pompeii site, rediscovered only in the 16th century, has seen a burst of recent archaeological activity aimed at halting years of decay and neglect.
—Reuters, NBC News, 25 Mar. 2024
An empathic, young plant doctor gifted with extrasensory powers and an emotionally fragile, isolated artist, must rescue each other to rediscover the essence of living.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 21 Mar. 2024
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