reattach
Americanverb
Example Sentences
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Hewett then came around to the other side of the net and picked up a wheel so Oda could reattach it.
From BBC
The dog's owner drove to the hospital with the finger on ice but surgeons were not able to reattach it.
From BBC
But this terahertz tag shared a major security vulnerability with traditional RFIDs: A counterfeiter could peel the tag off a genuine item and reattach it to a fake, and the authentication system would be none the wiser.
From Science Daily
"These metal particles are essentially like mirrors for terahertz waves. If I spread a bunch of mirror pieces onto a surface and then shine light on that, depending on the orientation, size, and location of those mirrors, I would get a different reflected pattern. But if you peel the chip off and reattach it, you destroy that pattern," adds Ruonan Han, an associate professor in EECS, who leads the Terahertz Integrated Electronics Group in the Research Laboratory of Electronics.
From Science Daily
She recommends using industry-specific needles to reattach loose buttons, preventing loss or further damage.
From Seattle Times
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