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
How to reconnect families torn apart by substance abuse.
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Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 14 May 2025
The idea was simple: to reconnect with our inner voice and listen for the next idea that truly wanted to be followed.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 13 May 2025
The project reconnects the two actors with Speed producer Mark Gordon.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2025
In Tia Williams’s New York Times bestseller (and Reese Witherspoon’s book club pick), an erotica author reconnects with her first love (and longtime heartbreak) decades after their high school rendezvous.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 1 May 2025
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Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 14 May 2025
The idea was simple: to reconnect with our inner voice and listen for the next idea that truly wanted to be followed.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 13 May 2025
The project reconnects the two actors with Speed producer Mark Gordon.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2025
In Tia Williams’s New York Times bestseller (and Reese Witherspoon’s book club pick), an erotica author reconnects with her first love (and longtime heartbreak) decades after their high school rendezvous.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 1 May 2025
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Second, Converse reunites with designer Feng Chen Wang to launch an exclusive sneaker drop, now available in two striking new colorways.—
Essence,
Essence,
16 May 2025
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Following her second lead actress Oscar win for 2023’s Poor Things, Stone reunited with that film’s director, Yorgos Lanthimos, for Bugonia (in theaters Oct. 24).—
Jack Smart,
People.com,
16 May 2025
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Mellencamp's new ink is a simple line down her spine that reads a special message that connects to her dad, John Mellencamp.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
16 May 2025
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Available for iPhone and iPad since 2016, Magnifier now extends to the desktop, allowing those who are blind or have reduced vision to connect a Mac to a phone camera.—
Emily Forlini,
PC Magazine,
16 May 2025
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“Reconnect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reconnect. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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