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reconvene

verb

re·​con·​vene ˌrē-kən-ˈvēn How to pronounce reconvene (audio)
reconvened; reconvening
Synonyms of reconvenenext

transitive + intransitive

: to convene again
reconvene a meeting
A federal jury reconvened today for a second day of deliberations …Edward B. Havens
… the negotiators would come back in late August or early September, before Congress reconvenesElizabeth Drew

Examples of reconvene in a Sentence

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They’ll be evaluated after the 49ers reconvene after taking time off. Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 1 Dec. 2025 Speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives Todd Huston said the Indiana House of Representatives will consider the redistricting proposal after the legislative body reconvenes on Monday. Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025 Bohacek, who had not previously made a public statement on redistricting, was one of 19 Republican senators who voted to reconvene in January rather than meeting on redistricting in December. Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 29 Nov. 2025 The release came as Congress reconvened to reopen the government, and a bipartisan effort to force a vote on releasing the Epstein files gained enough signatures. Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 18 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for reconvene

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1650, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of reconvene was circa 1650

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“Reconvene.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reconvene. Accessed 6 Dec. 2025.

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