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Recent Examples of reenlist
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.
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Arkansas Online, 26 May 2025
The financial incentives to reenlist in the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines increased dramatically from 2022 through last year, with the Navy vastly outspending the others, according to funding totals provided by the services.
—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
Arkansas' senators did support an amendment allowing service members to reenlist after refusing to get vaccinated for the coronavirus.
—Alex Thomas, Arkansas Online, 16 Dec. 2022
About 800,000 students and workers, on Friday alone, across the country expressed a desire to enlist or reenlist in the military to counter the United States, the Rodong Sinmun newspaper reported.
—Reuters, NBC News, 18 Mar. 2023
About 800,000 students and workers, on Friday alone, across the country expressed a desire to enlist or reenlist in the military to counter the United States, North Korea’s state newspaper Rodong Sinmun newspaper reported on Saturday.
—Reuters, CNN, 18 Mar. 2023
Arkansas Online, 26 May 2025
The financial incentives to reenlist in the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines increased dramatically from 2022 through last year, with the Navy vastly outspending the others, according to funding totals provided by the services.
—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
Arkansas' senators did support an amendment allowing service members to reenlist after refusing to get vaccinated for the coronavirus.
—Alex Thomas, Arkansas Online, 16 Dec. 2022
About 800,000 students and workers, on Friday alone, across the country expressed a desire to enlist or reenlist in the military to counter the United States, the Rodong Sinmun newspaper reported.
—Reuters, NBC News, 18 Mar. 2023
About 800,000 students and workers, on Friday alone, across the country expressed a desire to enlist or reenlist in the military to counter the United States, North Korea’s state newspaper Rodong Sinmun newspaper reported on Saturday.
—Reuters, CNN, 18 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reenlist
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When one state representative, Philip Cortez, briefly returned to Austin in late July before rejoining the other quorum-breakers out of state, then-House Speaker Dade Phelan signed a civil warrant for his arrest.—
Rachael Dziaba,
ABC News,
6 Aug. 2025
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Upon rejoining the Commanders, McLaurin was placed on the PUP list due to an ankle injury.—
Kevin McCormick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Aug. 2025
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The actress appeared in four episodes across seasons 2 and 3 as Kat, Andy's impulsive ex-girlfriend who suddenly reenters his life and crashes with the Botwins, uninvited.—
James Mercadante,
EW.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The track reenters the Official Singles Sales chart at No. 26 and the Official Singles Downloads ranking at No. 22.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Part of that initiative was undertaken in a public event last Friday as counselors and administrators, including Carvalho, worked the phones and hit the streets to identify students who have missed too much school, failed to reenroll or never enrolled in the first place.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Aug. 2022
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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
Verb
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This could all end up a tempest in a teapot with a re-up and a hometown discount.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Aug. 2025
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Meanwhile, beverages like bone broth, smoothies, and unsweetened coconut water can also help you re-up if necessary (though Levi cautions that the hype around coconut water is seriously overblown).—
Caroline Tien,
SELF,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Reenlist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reenlist. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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