reinstall
verb
re·in·stall
(ˌ)rē-in-ˈstȯl 
reinstalled; reinstalling
: to install (something or someone) again
Reinstall the software and reboot the computer.
reinstall carpet
… the Meiji Restoration, when the emperor was reinstalled as the central figure of the government and the shogun system was disbanded.—
Bennett Schiff
Bennett Schiff
reinstallation
noun
plural reinstallations
Reinstallation of valve covers, a seemingly brief task, took Ron and I six full hours.
—Chuck Asbury
Chuck Asbury
Examples of reinstall in a Sentence
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About half of the previous panels were reinstalled earlier this year before a court ordered that work to stop.
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Geoff Mulvihill,
Los Angeles Times,
4 July 2026
In Portland, Oregon, a statue of Lincoln is set to be reinstalled after it was pulled off its pedestal in 2020 amid national social justice protests that followed the killing of George Floyd.
—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
2 July 2026
That will involve moving all of the furniture back in and having KC Current signage reinstalled.
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Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
2 July 2026
The family carefully removed and stored all of the original woodwork with plans to eventually refinish and reinstall it, while also hoping to restore the historic outbuildings that remain on the property.
—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
29 June 2026
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Geoff Mulvihill,
Los Angeles Times,
4 July 2026
In Portland, Oregon, a statue of Lincoln is set to be reinstalled after it was pulled off its pedestal in 2020 amid national social justice protests that followed the killing of George Floyd.
—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
2 July 2026
That will involve moving all of the furniture back in and having KC Current signage reinstalled.
—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
2 July 2026
The family carefully removed and stored all of the original woodwork with plans to eventually refinish and reinstall it, while also hoping to restore the historic outbuildings that remain on the property.
—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
29 June 2026
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“Reinstall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reinstall. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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