reinstall
Americanverb (used with object)
noun
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reinstalls
plural
verb
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to put in place and connect (machinery, equipment, etc) again
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to install (computer software) again, usually to solve a technical problem
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to put (someone) back in a position, rank, etc
Trinidad reinstalled him against Honduras
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According to the Washington Litigation Group, which initiated legal proceedings in New York to demand the return of the rainbow colors, the administration agreed, under a settlement, to reinstall the flag permanently.
From Barron's ● Apr. 13, 2026
Instead, they had to pay upward of tens of thousands of dollars to fix damaged septic systems, reinstall their own power poles and repave the asphalt melted from private roads.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2025
Having originally committed to repair and reinstall the poles, it petitioned the Pike Place Market Historical Commission to authorize the poles’ permanent removal.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 23, 2023
Overnight, OpenAI announced that it had an “agreement in principal” to reinstall Sam Altman as C.E.O., while the board members who pushed him out are departing.
From New York Times ● Nov. 22, 2023
VII Wert thou some Starr which from the ruin'd roofe Of shak't Olympus by mischance didst fall; Which carefull Jove in natures true behoofe Took up, and in fit place did reinstall?
From The Poetical Works of John Milton by John Milton
Later that month, the company was revealed to have broken Apple’s rules in an effort to fight fraud in China, keeping track of specific devices between reinstalls.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 8, 2017
This will continue until the country reinstalls quality anti-doping programmes.
From BBC ● Nov. 18, 2015
She rechecks the little house under her pillow and fights the temptation to take out the stone and instead reinstalls the house inside the model city at the foot of her bed.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
On its return to France in late 2027, the tapestry will be reinstalled at its museum in Bayeux, which is currently closed for renovations, before undergoing a delicate and long-delayed restoration.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
As for football, it was reinstalled at Chicago in 1969 and now competes at the Division III level.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026
Repairs to the rolling equipment and the motors that power it are mostly being made on-site, he said, requiring less time than if the equipment had to be removed, fixed and reinstalled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025
Officials added that Muan International Airport's existing concrete mounds would be removed entirely and the localiser "reinstalled using breakable structures".
From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2025
Nor could Cahokia Creek readily be reinstalled in its original location.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
Beyer Blinder Belle, lead developer on the building's exterior, enlisted a speciality manufacturer in California to replicate and restore thousands of terra-cotta pieces from the facade, reinstalling each by hand.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
“If you’re still experiencing issues we recommend uninstalling and reinstalling the app,” the account posted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 30, 2025
The report also said there was no progress so far in reinstalling more monitoring equipment, including cameras, removed in June 2022.
From Seattle Times ● May 27, 2024
Star Garden did agree to renovate the club and addressed many environmental safety hazards dancers raised, reinstalling the pole right side up and steam cleaning carpeted areas, for example.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2023
"You!" repeated McKinstry quietly, reinstalling the hand Ford had attempted to withdraw.
From Cressy by Bret Harte
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