restrengthen

verb

Definition of restrengthennext
as in to reinforce

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Recent Examples of restrengthen Storms could restrengthen in the afternoon, with heavy downpours remaining possible. — Kansas City Star, 11 Aug. 2025 Still, Fred could restrengthen and deliver tropical storm conditions to the Florida Keys as early as this weekend and more of the Southeast early next week, the NHC says. — Judson Jones, CNN, 12 Aug. 2021 Moving across the northwestern Caribbean on Friday, Eta was expected to restrengthen to a tropical storm. — NBC News, 6 Nov. 2020 After impacting the Yucatán, the storm is expected to restrengthen over the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico before turning north toward the northern Gulf Coast. — John Muyskens, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2020 However, forecasters added on Wednesday afternoon that Paulette could restrengthen some next week. — Leigh Morgan, al, 9 Sep. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for restrengthen
  1. reinforce
  2. enforce
  3. augment
  4. supplement
  5. maximize
  6. sharpen
  7. emphasize
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  • To reinforce its point, the North followed up Thursday with a barrage of about a dozen short-range ballistic missiles launched from around the capital, Pyongyang, eastward toward the sea, according to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff.
    — Anthony Kuhn, NPR, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Stick Velcro dots to the underside of the felt at the top and bottom, reinforcing the adhesive under the Velcro dots with a little bit of hot glue.
    — Jodi Levine, Parents, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of reinforce
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  • Bonta’s office, however, has argued that such behavioral remedies have proven impossible to enforce in the past.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Some steps in finance exist because someone needs to safeguard an asset or enforce a rule; others because systems have grown around one another without sharing a clean record.
    — Federico Sendra, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of enforce
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  • It is not yet known whether the Mets will augment their front office.
    — Will Sammon, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Will the tool augment and strengthen you as a teacher, useful as a tool for your work?
    — Peter Greene, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of augment
Verb
  • This results in a higher performance NAND package that provides high non-volatile storage capacities to supplement or replace HBM.
    — Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Still, United might supplement that area of the team if Zirkzee departs.
    — Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of supplement
Verb
  • Industry efforts over the past decades to improve efficiency and maximize profit mean that trains sometimes stretch as long as 3 miles, and often operate with just two crew members.
    — Kiel Porter, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Consumers are increasingly motivated by travel rewards, but many do not fully understand how to maximize them.
    — Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of maximize
Verb
  • Follow The Decision, Not Just The Model One way to sharpen that oversight is to stop treating the model as the whole unit of analysis.
    — Gerald J. Leonard, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Her boredom was sharpened by the discovery that most of her initial assumptions were wrong.
    — Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of sharpen
Verb
  • Bleeding ranchers While expensive cattle may have given some American cattle producers breathing room, ranchers who spoke with CNN emphasized that high prices haven’t ensured easy wealth.
    — Max Saltman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The article emphasizes that this challenge relates to emotional intelligence, specifically relationship management.
    — Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of emphasize

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“Restrengthen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restrengthen. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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