reenlist

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Recent Examples of reenlist Transgender active duty service members and former service members seeking to reenlist sued in late January 2025, shortly after the president returned for his second term in office. ABC News, 22 July 2026 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
Verb
  • She was eventually caught by the chasers — with Amanda Spratt (Lidl-Trek) replacing Mahe, who had rejoined the peloton — but won the combativity prize of the day, which was richly deserved for a strong effort.
    Jessica Hopkins, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Ahn Bo-hyun returns as Jin Yi-soo, the carefree chaebol heir turned Violent Crimes detective—rejoining the unit after completing his formal police academy training.
    Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Last week's rout in chip stocks is producing some cautious optimism on Wall Street that now could be a good time to reenter the sector.
    Tobias Burns, CNBC, 20 July 2026
  • The satellites are designed to test Starship's payload deployment capabilities and will intentionally reenter Earth's atmosphere after completing the demonstration rather than remain in orbit.
    Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 14 July 2026
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • Bezos will also reportedly re-up with an additional $2 billion.
    Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 9 July 2026
  • 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

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“Reenlist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reenlist. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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