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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Koepka, who was an early LIV signing, was reinstated as part of the PGA Tour’s new Returning Member Program.
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Mike Fore, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
California Republicans are now asking Justice Elena Kagan, the justice assigned to the 9th Circuit, to issue an injunction pending appeal that would temporarily reinstate the 2021 California Redistricting Commission map while the case proceeds.
—Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 20 Jan. 2026
The heavy-handedness provoked a public backlash, and Disney, faced with skyrocketing rates of subscription cancellations, reinstated the late-night host.
—Quinta Jurecic, The Atlantic, 20 Jan. 2026
Both were reinstated for the spring term.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 18 Jan. 2026
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Mike Fore, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
California Republicans are now asking Justice Elena Kagan, the justice assigned to the 9th Circuit, to issue an injunction pending appeal that would temporarily reinstate the 2021 California Redistricting Commission map while the case proceeds.
—Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 20 Jan. 2026
The heavy-handedness provoked a public backlash, and Disney, faced with skyrocketing rates of subscription cancellations, reinstated the late-night host.
—Quinta Jurecic, The Atlantic, 20 Jan. 2026
Both were reinstated for the spring term.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 18 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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