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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For families using the Screen Time app, limits remain in place even if a child uninstalls and reinstalls an app, Apple said.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
Parents will find setup up for a Child Account is more streamlined, and kids clever enough to uninstall and reinstall an app to circumvent Screen Time limits will find this loophole has been closed.
—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
The Constitutional Court has the final say on whether officials impeached by the Assembly are formally removed or reinstalled.
—Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2025
Kids clever enough to uninstall and reinstall an app to circumvent Screen Time limits will find this loophole has now been closed.
—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Saleen Martin, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
Parents will find setup up for a Child Account is more streamlined, and kids clever enough to uninstall and reinstall an app to circumvent Screen Time limits will find this loophole has been closed.
—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
The Constitutional Court has the final say on whether officials impeached by the Assembly are formally removed or reinstalled.
—Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2025
Kids clever enough to uninstall and reinstall an app to circumvent Screen Time limits will find this loophole has now been closed.
—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Reinstall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reinstall. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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