regroup
verb
re·group
(ˌ)rē-ˈgrüp 
regrouped; regrouping; regroups
: to form into a new grouping
regroup military forces
1
: to reorganize (as after a setback) for renewed activity
2
: to alter the tactical formation of a military force
Examples of regroup in a Sentence
Members of the search party will regroup in the morning.
The general regrouped his forces after the retreat.
Let's regroup and try this again.
Wait a minute. I need to regroup.
The coach called a time-out to give his players time to regroup.
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After College Humor was dropped by its corporate overlords in early 2020 and the creative team regrouped under the Dropout brand, Reich, the new site’s CEO, was looking for content.
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Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2025
The Red Sox will look to make a deep playoff run without Hendriks and will try to regroup around a different collection of relievers for next season.
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Lavin had filmed seven of the series’ 10-episode order at the time of her death, and the creative team had to regroup and rework the remaining episodes while grieving her loss.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2025
Hair disheveled, a dazed and bewildered look in his eyes, the coach trudged into his own dressing room to regroup and get a rundown of a growing list of injuries.
—Mike Jones, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
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Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2025
The Red Sox will look to make a deep playoff run without Hendriks and will try to regroup around a different collection of relievers for next season.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Lavin had filmed seven of the series’ 10-episode order at the time of her death, and the creative team had to regroup and rework the remaining episodes while grieving her loss.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2025
Hair disheveled, a dazed and bewildered look in his eyes, the coach trudged into his own dressing room to regroup and get a rundown of a growing list of injuries.
—Mike Jones, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for regroup
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“Regroup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/regroup. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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regroup
verb
re·group
(ˈ)rē-ˈgrüp
: to form into a new group
in order to subtract 129 from 531 regroup 531 into 5 hundreds, 2 tens, and 11 ones
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