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reenlist

American  
[ree-uhn-list] / ˌri ənˈlɪst /
Or re-enlist

verb (used with or without object)

  1. to enlist again.


Etymology

Origin of reenlist

First recorded in 1820–30; re- + enlist

Example Sentences

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Fueling that decline was a 10% shortfall in the number of current soldiers who opted to reenlist.

From Seattle Times Oct. 7, 2022

Last week, Judge Thomas Wingate gave Price a 12-month sentence that will be probated for two years and ordered him to reenlist in the military within 30 days.

From Fox News Jan. 13, 2022

But Jackson was not on his way to Germany to reenlist.

From Washington Post Dec. 27, 2019

The rates of attrition, desertion and failure to reenlist, and the reasons for these continued problems, remained classified at the request of Afghan authorities, it said.

From Washington Post May 1, 2018

When he asked William to reenlist and join his team, William eagerly signed up for the required tests.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

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