reinstate
verb
re·in·state
ˌrē-ən-ˈstāt 
reinstated; reinstating
1
: to place again (as in possession or in a former position)
2
: to restore to a previous effective state
Examples of reinstate in a Sentence
After his name was cleared, he was reinstated as committee chairperson.
The school board voted to reinstate the school's uniform policy.
the year the death penalty was reinstated
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The measure joins two other bills floated in July — one in each the House and Senate — that generally would reinstate a click-to-cancel rule from the Federal Trade Commission that didn’t take effect last year as scheduled due to a federal appeals court striking it down.
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Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
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Advertisement After Russian athletes at the 2018 Winter Olympics passed their anti-doping tests, the ROC was reinstated.
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But the judge’s order to reinstate Damsky was paused pending appeal.
—Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026
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Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
The season also reinstated McQueen’s archival horn heel from spring 2003, originally part of a rosary thong sandal with wooden beads and a sculpted base, now reapplied to new leather and jacquard styles.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 27 Jan. 2026
Advertisement After Russian athletes at the 2018 Winter Olympics passed their anti-doping tests, the ROC was reinstated.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 27 Jan. 2026
But the judge’s order to reinstate Damsky was paused pending appeal.
—Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026
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“Reinstate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reinstate. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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reinstate
verb
re·in·state
ˌrē-ən-ˈstāt
reinstated; reinstating
: to place again in a former position or condition
reinstate an official
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