reprocessed

American  

[ree-pros-est, -proh-sest] / riˈprɒs ɛst, -ˈproʊ sɛst /

adjective

1. (of wool) previously spun and woven but not used, as tailors' clippings.

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Other Word Forms

• unreprocessed adjective

Etymology

Origin of reprocessed

1935–40; re- + processed ( def. )

Example Sentences

Would the fuel next be reprocessed to produce bomb-grade plutonium?

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

France in March 2024 said it was "seriously" looking at the possibility of building its own conversion facility to produce enriched reprocessed uranium.

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

In the past year, China has stepped up exports to Vietnam and Mexico, where goods can be reprocessed and then shipped on to the United States or Europe with low or no tariffs.

From New York Times • Jun. 7, 2024

Most of that waste, he observed, is not reprocessed, and ends up stored on site at nuclear power plants, "because no community wishes to host long-term nuclear storage facilities."

From Salon • Mar. 4, 2024

The other 20 percent, bearing lower credit ratings, generally were more difficult to sell, but they could, incredibly, simply be piled up in yet another heap and reprocessed yet again, into more triple-A bonds.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis