reconquer
verb
re·con·quer
(ˌ)rē-ˈkäŋ-kər 
reconquered; reconquering; reconquers
: to conquer again
especially
: recover by conquest
As a consequence North Africa was easily reconquered by the Byzantine emperor in the 530s, and the Vandals' influence on North African development was ephemeral and negligible. —
Norman F. Cantor
Norman F. Cantor His position is more secure than ever, and it's only a matter of time before he reconquers most of Syria. —Max Boot
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The Hit Me Hard and Soft anniversary vinyl sold so well that Eilish almost manages to reconquer one chart in the United Kingdom with her most recent project.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
For many, Normandy is synonymous with World War II, the place where the United States entered the European theater and eventually helped reconquer Europe from Hitler’s forces.
—Seth Sherwood, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Baku ended up fully reconquering Nagorno-Karabakh and dissolving the Armenian-run breakaway state there.
—Jeffrey Mankoff, Foreign Affairs, 24 July 2025
After the Taliban reconquered Afghanistan, in 2021, the Biden Administration kept almost thirty thousand Afghan refugees, including children, on military bases for months at a time.
—Jack Herrera, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2025
Despite the fact that both Haiti rulers were veterans of the Haitian Revolution, the French had never quite given up on reconquering their former colony.
—Marlene L. Daut, The Conversation, 16 Apr. 2025
His large building projects and expensive wars abroad, including campaigns to reconquer territories of the Western Roman Empire, drained the imperial treasury and eventually left the empire vulnerable to invasion.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 22 Feb. 2025
In early 2023, less than two years after reconquering Afghanistan amidst a chaotic U.S. withdrawal, the Taliban allotted the largest share of Afghanistan’s budget to defense, expressing its aim to build air defenses.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
For many, Normandy is synonymous with World War II, the place where the United States entered the European theater and eventually helped reconquer Europe from Hitler’s forces.
—Seth Sherwood, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Baku ended up fully reconquering Nagorno-Karabakh and dissolving the Armenian-run breakaway state there.
—Jeffrey Mankoff, Foreign Affairs, 24 July 2025
After the Taliban reconquered Afghanistan, in 2021, the Biden Administration kept almost thirty thousand Afghan refugees, including children, on military bases for months at a time.
—Jack Herrera, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2025
Despite the fact that both Haiti rulers were veterans of the Haitian Revolution, the French had never quite given up on reconquering their former colony.
—Marlene L. Daut, The Conversation, 16 Apr. 2025
His large building projects and expensive wars abroad, including campaigns to reconquer territories of the Western Roman Empire, drained the imperial treasury and eventually left the empire vulnerable to invasion.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 22 Feb. 2025
In early 2023, less than two years after reconquering Afghanistan amidst a chaotic U.S. withdrawal, the Taliban allotted the largest share of Afghanistan’s budget to defense, expressing its aim to build air defenses.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
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“Reconquer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reconquer. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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