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refastened

verb

past tense of refasten
as in reattached

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  1. rejoined
  2. combined
  3. connected
  4. coupled
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  • Donald, 35, rejoined the Rams after ending a two-year retirement.
    — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Bassist Ron Blair quit the Heartbreakers in 1982, but rejoined 20 years later.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of rejoined
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  • Streets in New Jersey and New York, which were under a state of emergency, were already flooded as the storm and high tide combined for dangerous conditions.
    — Kyle Reiman, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
  • But uncertainty about what to study, combined with the potential cost, turned him away from that traditional path.
    — Alice Barlow, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of combined
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  • Perhaps this accident of birth is connected to the subtle rebuff of modern life in Marcon’s films.
    — Matthew McLean, Artforum, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Health officials said an individual with measles passed through Philadelphia International Airport and that the case is not connected to the recent exposure that occurred at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP).
    — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of connected
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  • Regardless if single or coupled up, use this time to focus on trust, vulnerability, and integrity in union.
    — Kyle Thomas, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2026
  • Fans hoping to see Sally happily coupled up with Gary, a dreamy detective with heterochromia, will be disappointed.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of coupled
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