reimpose
verb
re·im·pose
(ˌ)rē-im-ˈpōz 
reimposed; reimposing
: to impose (something) again
Months would pass, and one police officer would die, before Canadian soldiers reimposed order.—
John Kalbfleisch
John KalbfleischThe state of siege, which had been briefly lifted, was reimposed …—Isabel Hilton
Isabel Hilton… [U.S.] allies have usually been reluctant to reimpose sanctions after many were lifted as part of the 2015 nuclear accord.—Mark Landler et al.
Mark Landler et al.… said he will ask his country's congress to reimpose the death penalty, which has been suspended since 2006 …—Irish Examiner (online)
Irish Examiner (online)EU governments in the passport-free Schengen zone would be able to reimpose border controls when faced with extraordinary flows of migrants …—BBC News (online)
BBC News (online)… residents could vote to reimpose property taxes in order to provide additional local funding.—Lonnie Harp
Lonnie Harp
reimposition
noun
plural reimpositions
… doesn't want the forcible reimposition of a right-wing dictatorship.
—Christopher Hitchens
Christopher Hitchens
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Government regulators had originally required that as a condition of approving Charter’s 2016 purchase of Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks, but Charter declined to reimpose a data cap after that condition expired in 2023.
—Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 16 May 2025
Huge tariffs on about 60 other nations, announced April 2, were then postponed until July 9, but could be reimposed.
—Christopher Rugaber, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2025
The government temporarily backed down, only to reimpose many of the additional taxes and fees a few weeks later.
—Patricia Cohen, New York Times, 4 May 2025
Huckabee will arrive in Israel at one of the most fraught moments, where efforts are stalled to reimpose a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, and secure the release of hostages held since Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack.
—The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025
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Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 16 May 2025
Huge tariffs on about 60 other nations, announced April 2, were then postponed until July 9, but could be reimposed.
—Christopher Rugaber, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2025
The government temporarily backed down, only to reimpose many of the additional taxes and fees a few weeks later.
—Patricia Cohen, New York Times, 4 May 2025
Huckabee will arrive in Israel at one of the most fraught moments, where efforts are stalled to reimpose a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, and secure the release of hostages held since Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack.
—The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025
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“Reimpose.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reimpose. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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