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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The board did not immediately respond to a request for comment Tuesday on whether Patel would be eligible to reapply for a license now that the charges against him had been dismissed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
It repealed the zero-tolerance policy, going so far as to invite revoked dealers to reapply for new licenses.
From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2026
Market-share projections and a list of conditions that would cause Union Pacific to walk away were among the items that the regulator had asked for when it asked the two companies to reapply.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
Brewdog has been criticised for asking staff to reapply for their jobs, in what a union has described as a "fire and rehire" scheme.
From BBC ● Mar. 21, 2026
“No, he did not. Professor Dippet told him that he was too young at eighteen, but invited him to reapply in a few years, if he still wished to teach.”
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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