reprocess
verb
re·pro·cess
(ˌ)rē-ˈprä-ˌses 
-ˈprō-,
-səs
reprocessed; reprocessing; reprocesses
: to subject to a special process or treatment in preparation for reuse
especially
: to extract uranium and plutonium from (the spent fuel rods of a nuclear reactor) for use again as fuel
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Upon arrival, the deportees had shackles removed from their wrists and ankles and one at a time descended the stairway of the chartered 767 aircraft to be reprocessed by waiting Cuban immigration and health officials.
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Patrick Oppmann, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
Assuming this works, the even better news is that the reprocessing takes materials that have a dangerously radioactive lifespan of 10,000 years down to material that is only unsafe for a few hundred years.
—John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Following her experience, Stewart underwent eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy, commonly known as EMDR, with one of her targets being the sound of a tattoo gun.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 3 Aug. 2025
In one case, the American company Vitro International ended up selling blueprints for a plutonium reprocessing plant to India—a key piece of infrastructure useful both for generating nuclear power and for developing a nuclear weapon.
—Time, 15 July 2025
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Patrick Oppmann, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
Assuming this works, the even better news is that the reprocessing takes materials that have a dangerously radioactive lifespan of 10,000 years down to material that is only unsafe for a few hundred years.
—John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Following her experience, Stewart underwent eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy, commonly known as EMDR, with one of her targets being the sound of a tattoo gun.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 3 Aug. 2025
In one case, the American company Vitro International ended up selling blueprints for a plutonium reprocessing plant to India—a key piece of infrastructure useful both for generating nuclear power and for developing a nuclear weapon.
—Time, 15 July 2025
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reprocess
verb
re·pro·cess
rē-ˈpräs-ˌes
-ˈprōs-,
-es
: to subject to a special process or treatment in preparation for reuse
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