reapplying

verb

present participle of reapply
as in applying

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  1. applying
  2. addressing
  3. devoting
  4. buckling
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  • The exemption would be phased in beginning next January, initially applying to vehicles built before 1981 and expanding by one model year for five years.
    — Darrielle Fair, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • One counterargument to the policy of applying economic pressure is that the US has been sanctioning Iran, like a handful of other nations, for decades without sparking meaningful political change.
    — Magdalena Del Valle, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of applying
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  • The scrambles to paper over the shortfalls essentially kick the fiscal can down the road without addressing the underlying causes.
    — Dan Walters, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Medicare supplemental insurance, also known as Medigap, is one option for addressing some of those expenses.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of addressing
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  • Meanwhile, police departments struggling with staffing shortages and budget cuts have stopped devoting resources to sweeping users and dealers off the streets or out of parks and playgrounds.
    — Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
  • Commentary on balancing internal compute allocations with devoting resources to rent externally will also be notable, given Microsoft continues to invest in Copilot and its first-party AI models.
    — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 26 July 2026
Definition of devoting
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  • Besides a seat belt’s safety factor, buckling in can also prevent you from a hefty fine from law enforcement.
    — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 July 2026
  • As the front end accelerates, the downstream workflows responsible for adapting and validating that content are buckling under the pressure.
    — Benjamin Faes, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of buckling
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