refastening

present participle of refasten

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Verb
  • The Iliad tells the story of the Greeks’ greatest warrior, Achilles, who sulks in his tent for most of the poem before rejoining the fight and turning the tide.
    Elizabeth D. Samet, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2025
  • The Fleetwood Mac songwriter and vocalist bought the three-bedroom pad in 2015 after rejoining the band and selling her Kent estate.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In the below interview, Lockhart dives further into differentiating the stories, connecting the dots with very specific references to both books set on Beechwood Island, and where the hope lies in her newest novel, now out in bookstores.
    Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2025
  • People are connecting through social media posts or grassroots efforts within communities to provide food assistance, and a brother-sister pair also launched a website that can link up people nationally.
    Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • By coupling the Cannes premiere with structured industry access, organizers hope to create visibility for participants while connecting Indonesian production capacity with international distribution channels.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Breaking the cycle curse The team created the HAT-TP polymer by coupling hexaazatrinaphtylene (HAT-CN) and hexaaminotriptycene (THA-NH₂) into a 3D framework.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Directed and co-written by Stephen Sommers, Mummy brought an Indiana Jones flair to the classic Universal Monsters line, combining action-adventure and romance with horror in a period setting.
    Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Nevertheless, hybrid systems combining batteries with hydrogen backup cells may offer a middle path in the short term.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2025
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“Refastening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refastening. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.

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