unretire
verb
un·re·tire
ˌən-ri-ˈtī(-ə)r 
unretired; unretiring; unretires
: to leave retirement : rejoin the workforce
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His elite resume made his June retirement a surprise to many, and his decision to unretire just before the playoff push feel like an important, timely reinforcement.
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Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
Myers retired from the helm in 2015 only to unretire in 2024 to coordinate books and page prints across the USA TODAY Network.
—Gene Myers, Freep.com, 23 Nov. 2025
The victory was a big one, in particular, for tight end Darren Waller who was making his debut for Miami and first appearance since unretiring after briefly leaving the game in July 2024.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Iger has retired and unretired.
—Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
When news broke that Cameron Diaz was unretiring from acting to costar with Jamie Foxx in a big-budget Netflix flick called Back in Action, movie lovers rejoiced.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 21 Mar. 2023
Among them: • Brady potentially unretiring for the second time to play for the Dolphins, the team that was stripped of its first-round pick in this year's draft after the NFL determined the organization had made impermissible contract with both the quarterback and coach Sean Payton.
—Safid Deen, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2023
But after an early exit in the playoffs a year ago, Brady decided to retire, only to unretire 40 days later.
—Mark Shanahan, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Feb. 2023
Brady's next move is a burning question in the NFL, especially after his retirement from the sport for 40 days last year, followed soon after by his decision to unretire.
—Tracey Harrington McCoy, Peoplemag, 24 Jan. 2023
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Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
Myers retired from the helm in 2015 only to unretire in 2024 to coordinate books and page prints across the USA TODAY Network.
—Gene Myers, Freep.com, 23 Nov. 2025
The victory was a big one, in particular, for tight end Darren Waller who was making his debut for Miami and first appearance since unretiring after briefly leaving the game in July 2024.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Iger has retired and unretired.
—Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
When news broke that Cameron Diaz was unretiring from acting to costar with Jamie Foxx in a big-budget Netflix flick called Back in Action, movie lovers rejoiced.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 21 Mar. 2023
Among them: • Brady potentially unretiring for the second time to play for the Dolphins, the team that was stripped of its first-round pick in this year's draft after the NFL determined the organization had made impermissible contract with both the quarterback and coach Sean Payton.
—Safid Deen, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2023
But after an early exit in the playoffs a year ago, Brady decided to retire, only to unretire 40 days later.
—Mark Shanahan, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Feb. 2023
Brady's next move is a burning question in the NFL, especially after his retirement from the sport for 40 days last year, followed soon after by his decision to unretire.
—Tracey Harrington McCoy, Peoplemag, 24 Jan. 2023
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“Unretire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unretire. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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