reattach

verb

Definition of reattachnext
as in to reconnect

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Recent Examples of reattach Despite the panic, Kelly said dentists were ultimately able to successfully reattach the veneer ahead of the big day for about $80. — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 30 May 2026 The airliner returned to the skies because the NTSB determined that maintenance workers damaged the plane that crashed by improperly using a forklift to reattach the engine. — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 19 May 2026 The airliner returned to the skies because the NTSB determined that maintenance workers damaged the plane that crashed while improperly using a forklift to reattach the engine. — ABC News, 18 May 2026 Surgeons were unable to reattach them. — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for reattach
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reattach
  1. reconnect
  2. recombine
  3. rejoin
  4. resecure
  5. connect
  6. reunite
  7. combine
  8. reunify
Verb
  • Tonight’s Venus cazimi could reconnect you with an interest, talent, or desire that has been changing quietly in the background.
    — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 23 Oct. 2026
  • And Smith had spent his teenage summers working in the Sierra as a mule hand, so reporting on the fate of the trees would be a chance to reconnect with a majestic landscape that left an enduring mark on his soul.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of reconnect
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  • Once individual skills had been learned, SymSkill could recombine them into longer sequences rather than requiring researchers to demonstrate each complete task separately.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Remarkably, once the gene is shuttled inside the cell, its two halves recombine around 90% of the time and produce a functional copy of the gene.
    — Juergen Eckhardt, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026
Definition of recombine
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  • Upon moving back to Lake County in 1981, Andries briefly served as managing editor at North Shore magazine before rejoining Pioneer Press the following year.
    — Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Drivers using eastbound 37 will take northbound 121, make a right on the Carneros Highway (Highways 12 and 121), followed by a right on Highways 12/29, rejoining Highway 37 in Vallejo.
    — Tim Fang, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of rejoin
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  • Powell stars as a man offing his obscenely wealthy family to resecure an inheritance.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 4 Dec. 2025
  • If a data breach does happen, the Ultimate Security suite offers a white-glove service to guide you through steps to resecure your information.
    — Advertising Content From Bitdefender, PCMAG, 1 May 2023
Definition of resecure
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  • Barnett hits first 3-point attempt Luke Barnett, who has arrived at KU with a reputation as an excellent 3- point shooter, connected on his first 3-point try shortly after checking in at the 15-minute mark of the first half.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026
  • But multiple times a date has admitted using AI to learn details about the show without having seen it, just to connect.
    — Sneha Dhandapani, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of connect
Verb
  • Able-bodied spouses, families, and friends can reunite after the flight.
    — Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The American Humane Society will certify Warhound’s training programs and help reunite retired dogs with their former handlers.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of reunite
Verb
  • Its geometry combines elements of two distinct lattice patterns.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Golden State was able to hang around and only trailed 46-40 at the break as the teams combined to shoot 15-for-31 (48%) from behind the arc.
    — Doug Feinberg, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of combine
Verb
  • Mitsotakis’s right-wing administration has been pushing to reunify the masterpieces within view of the Acropolis.
    — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Over the past two years, Shara’s campaign to reunify the country has been violent.
    — Jesse Marks, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of reunify

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“Reattach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reattach. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.

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