reset
verb
re·set
(ˌ)rē-ˈset 
reset; resetting
1
: to set again or anew: such as
a
: to put back into an original place or position
The machine reset the bowling pins.
They reset the diamond in my ring.
I reset the trap.
b
: to put (a bone) back in the correct position for healing
2
: to change the reading of
reset his watch
reset the odometer to zero
Examples of reset in a Sentence
The machine reset the bowling pins.
His broken leg had to be reset.
reset the timer to 10 minutes
The fire alarm was reset.
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Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 3 Dec. 2025
His return resets a depth chart that was somewhat out of sorts without him in the top six, giving Minnesota a deeper approach.
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The team will reset and refocus, with open time in the weight room to stay in shape, visits to the training room to heal and time in the classroom as finals approach.
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Poyser said the Hurricanes had meetings following the two losses — 24-21 to Louisville and 26-20 in overtime to SMU — to reset.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 30 Nov. 2025
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Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 3 Dec. 2025
His return resets a depth chart that was somewhat out of sorts without him in the top six, giving Minnesota a deeper approach.
—Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
The team will reset and refocus, with open time in the weight room to stay in shape, visits to the training room to heal and time in the classroom as finals approach.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2025
Poyser said the Hurricanes had meetings following the two losses — 24-21 to Louisville and 26-20 in overtime to SMU — to reset.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 30 Nov. 2025
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“Reset.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reset. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.
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reset
verb
re·set
rē-ˈset
reset; resetting
1
: to set again or anew
reset a diamond in a new setting
2
: to change the reading of often to zero
reset a stopwatch
reset
noun
ˈrē-ˌset
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