reinstitute
verb
re·in·sti·tute
(ˌ)rē-ˈin(t)-stə-ˌtüt 
-ˌtyüt
reinstituted; reinstituting
: to institute (something) again
… in 1976, the year the Supreme Court reinstituted capital punishment.—
John Cloud
John CloudPresident Carter reinstituted draft registration in 1980 after a seven-year hiatus.—Stephen Wermiel
Stephen Wermiel
reinstitution
(ˌ)rē-ˌin(t)-stə-ˈtü-shən
noun
-ˈtyü-
Though Hagel stopped short of calling for a reinstitution of the draft, he did talk about the inequities of the current system, in which so many of America's soldiers are poor kids trying to move up a rung on the ladder of employment.
—Anna Quindlen
Anna Quindlen
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Bookstores started reinstituting the horror shelf.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
Newsom made very clear that his actions are solely a response to the Texas plan and that California's nonpartisan map drawing approach would be reinstituted at a later date.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
The law reinstituted wear-and-tear expenses as being tax-deductible, increasing the amount of the write-off.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 31 July 2025
Philip Lindsley, an attorney with the San Diego Elder Law Center, said that since the asset test went away 18 months ago, many have managed to access Medi-Cal benefits, especially in-home supportive services, while maintaining resource levels greater than those now to be reinstituted.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 July 2025
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Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
Newsom made very clear that his actions are solely a response to the Texas plan and that California's nonpartisan map drawing approach would be reinstituted at a later date.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
The law reinstituted wear-and-tear expenses as being tax-deductible, increasing the amount of the write-off.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 31 July 2025
Philip Lindsley, an attorney with the San Diego Elder Law Center, said that since the asset test went away 18 months ago, many have managed to access Medi-Cal benefits, especially in-home supportive services, while maintaining resource levels greater than those now to be reinstituted.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 July 2025
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“Reinstitute.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reinstitute. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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