as in to reunite
to put, bring, or come together again
They reconnected with an old friend over the weekend. She reassembled the unit and reconnected the cables.
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Recent Examples of reconnect
Is this decision driven by her scheming to sabotage her ex’s professorial chances, or a covert desire to reconnect with her former paramour?
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Abby Monteil, Them., 28 Oct. 2025
Traditionally, this marks a time to reconnect with the spirits of the dead and celebrate their lives.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Red Cross staff are also preparing to conduct damage assessments, manage shelters, and reconnect families through the Restoring Family Links program.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
His latest film is the drama Sentimental Value, about a father attempting to reconnect with his daughters, which Skarsgård starred in and executive produced.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
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Abby Monteil, Them., 28 Oct. 2025
Traditionally, this marks a time to reconnect with the spirits of the dead and celebrate their lives.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Red Cross staff are also preparing to conduct damage assessments, manage shelters, and reconnect families through the Restoring Family Links program.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
His latest film is the drama Sentimental Value, about a father attempting to reconnect with his daughters, which Skarsgård starred in and executive produced.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reconnect
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Father Mother Sister Brother tells the story of estranged siblings who reunite after years apart and are forced to confront unresolved tensions and reevaluate their strained relationships with their emotionally distant parents.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
31 Oct. 2025
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Kerry Miller of Bleacher Report recently urged the Mets to do everything in their power to reunite with Diaz this winter.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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The Firefox mention comes a week after a full-on crossover with Nashville's 911 dispatcher Cammie (Kimberly Williams-Paisley) appearing on the mothership 9-1-1, helping Maddie (Jennifer Love Hewitt) connect with Athena (Angela Bassett) and Hen (Aisha Hinds) in space.—
Patrick Gomez,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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Both also connected really deeply with their big-name players and understood how to communicate with those individuals to get the best out of them.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Reconnect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reconnect. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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