reenter
Americanverb (used with object)
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to enter again.
The guests reentered the reception room after dinner.
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to participate in once more; resume: mothers reentering the workforce after their children are grown.
to reenter politics after a long absence;
mothers reentering the workforce after their children are grown.
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to record again, as in a list or account.
verb (used without object)
Etymology
Origin of reenter
Example Sentences
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To help identify where debris may come down, a scientist at Johns Hopkins University has contributed to a new approach that uses existing earthquake monitoring systems to track objects as they reenter the atmosphere.
From Science Daily • Jan. 24, 2026
The oil-field service company is currently working through the mechanics required to reenter the country, which Miller expects to occur sooner rather than later.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026
She has said she helps find people serving or who have served long prison sentences for nonviolent crimes and have been rehabilitated and can safely reenter their communities.
From Salon • Nov. 13, 2025
Michelle Mahon of National Nurses United says better working conditions for nurses would entice more of those who got burned out and left to reenter the field.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2025
Whatever was happening, Jack wasn’t helping anything just standing there, waiting for feeling to reenter the soles of his feet, so he hurled himself through the cloud of soot....
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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