as in to rejoin
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Recent Examples of reenlist
Merit wants to go to college, but Zoe − who seems to have little support from friends or relatives − is skeptical and threatens to reenlist.
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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
There was a 10% shortfall in the number of current Army National Guard soldiers who opted to reenlist.
—Julia Musto, Fox News, 8 Oct. 2022
The annual recruiting goal fluctuates as currently serving soldiers decide whether to reenlist or leave.
—Fox News, 13 Jan. 2022
The military asked veterans to reenlist.
—Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2021
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
There was a 10% shortfall in the number of current Army National Guard soldiers who opted to reenlist.
—Julia Musto, Fox News, 8 Oct. 2022
The annual recruiting goal fluctuates as currently serving soldiers decide whether to reenlist or leave.
—Fox News, 13 Jan. 2022
The military asked veterans to reenlist.
—Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reenlist
Verb
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Perry will appear in two out of six Season 7 episodes as a cop who gives Jackie a hard time about considering rejoining the police force at her age.—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
5 Mar. 2025
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Whether or not Britain decides to rejoin, one country that does need to be in the EU is Ukraine.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
Verb
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That cut reenters the downloads ranking at No. 9 and the overall sales list at No. 12.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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There remains the possibility that Brusdar Graterol reenters the fold after shoulder surgery.—
Fabian Ardaya,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
Verb
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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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The status of its relationship with MLB isn’t the only pressing matter on ESPN’s agenda, as the network also has to decide whether to re-up with UFC and Formula 1.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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Seven school districts around the Des Moines metro are encouraging families to update their emergency contact info and are re-upping student privacy policies after the Trump administration reversed protections against immigration enforcement in schools.—
Linh Ta,
Axios,
5 Feb. 2025
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“Reenlist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reenlist. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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