restrengthen
verb
re·strength·en
(ˌ)rē-ˈstreŋ(k)-thən 
-ˈstren(t)-
restrengthened; restrengthening
: to strengthen (something) again or to become strong again
restrengthened their bond
doing exercises to restrengthen the muscle
After pummeling the Caribbean, Maria restrengthened to a major hurricane early Thursday.—
Mark Osborne et al.
Mark Osborne et al.Examples of restrengthen in a Sentence
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Hurricane Erin weakens to category 3 overnight After completing an eye wall replacement cycle, Hurricane Erin has now restrengthened to a Category 4 hurricane.
—Kyle Reiman, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2025
Storms could restrengthen in the afternoon, with heavy downpours remaining possible.
—Kansas City Star, 11 Aug. 2025
Still, Fred could restrengthen and deliver tropical storm conditions to the Florida Keys as early as this weekend and more of the Southeast early next week, the NHC says.
—Judson Jones, CNN, 12 Aug. 2021
Moving across the northwestern Caribbean on Friday, Eta was expected to restrengthen to a tropical storm.
—NBC News, 6 Nov. 2020
After impacting the Yucatán, the storm is expected to restrengthen over the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico before turning north toward the northern Gulf Coast.
—John Muyskens, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2020
However, forecasters added on Wednesday afternoon that Paulette could restrengthen some next week.
—Leigh Morgan, al, 9 Sep. 2020
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Kyle Reiman, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2025
Storms could restrengthen in the afternoon, with heavy downpours remaining possible.
—Kansas City Star, 11 Aug. 2025
Still, Fred could restrengthen and deliver tropical storm conditions to the Florida Keys as early as this weekend and more of the Southeast early next week, the NHC says.
—Judson Jones, CNN, 12 Aug. 2021
Moving across the northwestern Caribbean on Friday, Eta was expected to restrengthen to a tropical storm.
—NBC News, 6 Nov. 2020
After impacting the Yucatán, the storm is expected to restrengthen over the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico before turning north toward the northern Gulf Coast.
—John Muyskens, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2020
However, forecasters added on Wednesday afternoon that Paulette could restrengthen some next week.
—Leigh Morgan, al, 9 Sep. 2020
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“Restrengthen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/restrengthen. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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