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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Yet Britain failed to capitalize on the success, underestimating the American ability to regroup and continue fighting.
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JSTOR Daily, 18 Oct. 2025
Belichick and his staff need to regroup and figure out how to fix things.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
Some of the officials rushed to regroup with one another, and spoke to Russian officers who would shuttle them on jets to Moscow in the coming hours and days, according to three former officials.
—Danny Makki, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
The onslaught of intensity works, thanks to choices the restaurant makes in portioning (not overlarge) and service (not over-rushed), which gives the palate a bit of time to regroup between happy sighs.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025
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JSTOR Daily, 18 Oct. 2025
Belichick and his staff need to regroup and figure out how to fix things.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
Some of the officials rushed to regroup with one another, and spoke to Russian officers who would shuttle them on jets to Moscow in the coming hours and days, according to three former officials.
—Danny Makki, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
The onslaught of intensity works, thanks to choices the restaurant makes in portioning (not overlarge) and service (not over-rushed), which gives the palate a bit of time to regroup between happy sighs.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 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 22 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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