reprocess
verb
re·pro·cess
(ˌ)rē-ˈprä-ˌses 
-ˈprō-,
-səs
reprocessed; reprocessing; reprocesses
: to subject to a special process or treatment in preparation for reuse
especially
: to extract uranium and plutonium from (the spent fuel rods of a nuclear reactor) for use again as fuel
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One effective trauma therapy Greenwald recommends is EMDR, or eye movement desensitization and reprocessing — a treatment currently viewed as the leading approach that’s been around since the late 1980s.
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The deal further gives the firm access to ANL’s experienced nuclear reprocessing scientists, engineers, as well as research facilities.
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The company said all of his original claims have been reprocessed and paid correctly.
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Sarah Dewberry, CNN Money, 27 May 2026
The deal further gives the firm access to ANL’s experienced nuclear reprocessing scientists, engineers, as well as research facilities.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 26 May 2026
The company said all of his original claims have been reprocessed and paid correctly.
—Jason Kane, NBC news, 6 May 2026
Physical therapy, behavioral therapy and pain reprocessing therapy can address physical and emotional contributors to headaches.
—Danielle Wilhour, The Conversation, 5 May 2026
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“Reprocess.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reprocess. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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reprocess
verb
re·pro·cess
rē-ˈpräs-ˌes
-ˈprōs-,
-es
: to subject to a special process or treatment in preparation for reuse
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