reapply
Britishverb
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(tr) to put or spread (something) on again
reapply sunscreen frequently
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to put in an application or request again
Example Sentences
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For a close-to-summer in Spain, I imagined needing to stop every two hours to reapply sunscreen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
“You do have to reapply every year, and they’re going to look at your credit again.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026
A Scottish court ruled last year that the approvals failed to consider the carbon emissions the projects would indirectly generate, meaning both must reapply.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
Then reapply every two hours while avoiding the hottest part of the day.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
You take a Band-Aid from inside your jeans pocket, where there is never a shortage of them, and you carefully reapply the bandage.
From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green
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