reengage

verb

Definition of reengagenext
as in to engage

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Recent Examples of reengage South Alabama players held back Harris who was trying to reengage Hueston. — Zoe Collins Rath, Austin American Statesman, 4 Mar. 2026 Last week, Netflix granted WBD a seven-day waiver to reengage with Paramount, resulting in the higher bid. — Lillian Rizzo,alex Sherman, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2026 But after an arduous and expensive legal battle, an appeals court vacated Cole’s conviction for securities fraud at Iconix, freeing him to fully reengage. — Evan Clark, Footwear News, 15 Dec. 2025 The United States must also reengage globally by rejoining and committing to global human rights initiatives and systems. — MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for reengage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reengage
  1. engage
  2. recruit
  3. employ
  4. retain
  5. reemploy
  6. rehire
  7. job
  8. partner
Verb
  • Radar systems detect incoming threats and supply information that helps defensive missiles engage their targets.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026
  • At his suggestion, Gray began to dive into writings by Gilles Deleuze, bell hooks and Frantz Fanon, thinkers who engaged questions of difference, race and identity.
    — Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of engage
Verb
  • Lee recruited a friend to help move the box to her bedroom, but the setup itself took less than 10 minutes.
    — Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The Atlanta rapper just announced Fresh—the follow-up to his 2025 studio effort Wham and subsequent mixtape The Leaks—and has recruited frequent collaborators Future and Young Thug for features, alongside Rylo Rodriguez, Bally Baby, and Fatt Smaxx.
    — Alex Suskind, Pitchfork, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of recruit
Verb
  • The location is set to employ around 100 people and will feature a full-service dining room and bar, private dining room, carryout, delivery and catering service, a news release from Lou Malnati’s Pizzeria said.
    — Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Much of that growth came from banks and other financial firms hiring AI talent, though the Bay Area still employs more AI specialists.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of employ
Verb
  • More sports news Boxing champion Daniel Dubois retained his WBO heavyweight title with a brutal second-round stoppage of Fabio Wardley on Saturday at the O2 Arena in London.
    — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The Connecticut Business and Industry Association’s annual business survey, released in September, found that some 72% of respondents reported having difficulty finding and retaining workers, with skill gaps being a notable part of the problem.
    — P.R. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of retain
Verb
  • Whitmer ordered the state’s Treasury Department to help reemploy fossil fuel workers who lose their jobs when carbon-intensive facilities close.
    — Abby Smith, Washington Examiner, 23 Sep. 2020
Definition of reemploy
Verb
  • The current commission has since voted to roll back the salary increases and rehire Iglesias, whom Sanabria considers to be a good friend and a strong city manager.
    — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Reiner, 32, wants to rehire Alan Jackson, who has represented the likes of Harvey Weinstein and Karen Read.
    — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of rehire
Verb
  • When Golding was the defensive coordinator at Southeastern Louisiana from 2012-13, Toney was a defensive assistant working his first Division I job.
    — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 9 July 2026
  • Where That Leaves Investors The investable question was never which jobs AI erases.
    — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026
Definition of job
Verb
  • Home Depot has hammered out a deal to partner with one of its hometown sports franchises.
    — Amy Wenk, AJC.com, 19 Oct. 2026
  • While titles can be a useful metric, there seems to be an epidemic of women being promoted to partner without real power.
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of partner

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