reapplying

verb

present participle of reapply
as in applying

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  1. applying
  2. addressing
  3. devoting
  4. buckling
Verb
  • The administration is applying extraordinary pressure on the state less than one week away from Election Day.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The number of Americans applying for unemployment claims dipped last week to 194,000 — the lowest since mid-July — as layoffs remain low and most Americans enjoy job security.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of applying
Verb
  • And uses the appropriate singular word for each when addressing just one.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The authors further argue that courts addressing tax issues focus more on substance than labels.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of addressing
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  • Amanpour did not offer a reason for her departure, devoting most of her memo to thanking the production crews who worked with her over the years.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The impact could be significant in terms of medical costs and devoting more funding toward actual care rather than other costs.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of devoting
Verb
  • When a buckling spring switch is depressed, a capacitive flipper attached to the bottom of the switch’s spring is forced forward.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 5 Oct. 2026
  • His characters confront moments of reckoning—some comic, others karmic, often both—where self-belief collides with a buckling status quo.
    — Ryan Chapman, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of buckling
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