regrow
verb
re·grow
(ˌ)rē-ˈgrō 
regrew
(ˌ)rē-ˈgrü
; regrown
(ˌ)rē-ˈgrōn
; regrowing
; regrown
(ˌ)rē-ˈgrōn
; regrowing
: to grow (something, such as a missing part) anew
: to continue growth after interruption or injury
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Allow these to regrow and form new plants after removing all the dead.
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Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 May 2026
Saplings will also be planted to help regrow the understory of the forest, and work will be done to address erosion caused by nearby farming irrigation.
—Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2026
But this time, because these back-to-back earthquakes occurred in winter, during the months when zero direct sunlight reaches the Devils Hole pool, the algae couldn't regrow.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 7 May 2026
But the flight to extremism, and the metastasizing inanity, is a two-party problem, and those of us who are Democrats and who care about the importance of regrowing the dormant (if not dead) political center have an obligation to try to do something about it.
—Jeffrey Robbins, Boston Herald, 4 May 2026
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Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 May 2026
Saplings will also be planted to help regrow the understory of the forest, and work will be done to address erosion caused by nearby farming irrigation.
—Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2026
But this time, because these back-to-back earthquakes occurred in winter, during the months when zero direct sunlight reaches the Devils Hole pool, the algae couldn't regrow.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 7 May 2026
But the flight to extremism, and the metastasizing inanity, is a two-party problem, and those of us who are Democrats and who care about the importance of regrowing the dormant (if not dead) political center have an obligation to try to do something about it.
—Jeffrey Robbins, Boston Herald, 4 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for regrow
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“Regrow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/regrow. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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regrow
verb
re·grow
(ˈ)rē-ˈgrō
: to grow (as a missing part) again
Medical Definition
regrow
intransitive verb
re·grow
(ˈ)rē-ˈgrō
: to continue growth after interruption or injury
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