reenlist

verb

Definition of reenlistnext
as in to rejoin

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Recent Examples of reenlist Some are opting simply to not reenlist or to retire early. — Tom Bowman, NPR, 10 Apr. 2026 Her son is stationed at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, more than three years into his service and ready to reenlist, Kelly said. — Ronald J. Hansen, AZCentral.com, 8 Aug. 2025 The Navy also has spent considerably more than the others to entice sailors to reenlist, doling out retention bonuses to roughly 70,000 service members for each of the past three years. — Arkansas Online, 26 May 2025 Dill said anyone who wants to reenlist must meet all military health and fitness standards and moral requirements, and will have to provide tax records and other paperwork. — Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025 Merit wants to go to college, but Zoe − who seems to have little support from friends or relatives − is skeptical and threatens to reenlist. — Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025 Initially sunk and abandoned after sustaining substantial battle damage, Japanese forces managed to raise the destroyer, repair it, and reenlist it against America as a naval convoy escort. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 3 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reenlist
  1. rejoin
  2. reenter
  3. reenroll
  4. re-up
Verb
  • Raul Jimenez Jimenez, playing in his fourth World Cup with Mexico at the age of 35, rejoined Wolverhampton Wanderers — relegated from the Premier League last season — from Fulham on the eve of the tournament.
    — Tom Burrows, New York Times, 12 July 2026
  • Just last year, veteran big man Charles Bassey impressed for Boston’s team in Vegas, then wound up rejoining the club months later on two 10-day contracts.
    — Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 9 July 2026
Definition of rejoin
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  • But once sinking below an optimal altitude of about 185 miles (300 kilometers) above Earth, Swift is likely to reenter our planet’s atmosphere this fall, according to NASA’s predictions.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
  • Upon reaching orbit, Katalyst’s Link satellite will spend several weeks approaching the Swift observatory, which is unable to counter atmospheric drag and is likely to reenter the atmosphere and burn up later this year.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 3 July 2026
Definition of reenter
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  • The company will also put information about the need to reenroll at its network pharmacies and use online advertising such as on Facebook and Google.
    — Phil Galewitz, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Coverage runs for a year, and families can reenroll at the end of that year.
    — Jenna Carlesso, Hartford Courant, 10 Jan. 2023
Definition of reenroll
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  • But under these circumstances, the Bucks had to do something, internally aware for months that Antetokounmpo was not going to re-up, could walk into 2027 free agency, and that something is better than nothing.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 27 June 2026
  • Ronaldo pulled in around $230 million on the field this past season after re-upping with the franchise on a two-year deal, though his arrangement is believed to be subsidized by commercial agreements orchestrated by the club.
    — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 4 June 2026
Definition of re-up

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