re-serve
Americanverb (used with or without object)
verb
Etymology
Origin of re-serve
Example Sentences
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Mr. Arthur said if a case is dismissed for lack of an NTA, Homeland Security needs to re-serve the migrant with new paperwork with a new court date.
From Washington Times
In his partially tongue-in-cheek investigative video, Dawson – who boasts more than 20 million subscribers on YouTube – explored online rumors that employees of Chuck E. Cheese would allegedly collect uneaten pizza slices from the dining area, and once inside the kitchen, fit those pieces back together and re-serve them as part of a new pizza.
From Fox News
Other examples include re-creation, re-petition, repress, re-sent, re-serve, re-sign, re-sort, re-treat.
From Literature
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So they preemptively sent a letter to the defendants—an extraordinarily confusing and vaguely menacing notice that did not explain the defendants’ rights and instead implied that they might be re-prosecuted and forced to re-serve their sentences.
From Slate
Even then, it will remain embedded in web pages' DNA, where search engines will slurp it up and re-serve it to anyone who happens to do the appropriate search.
From The Guardian
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