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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The board is also expected to decide how it will reinstall Trump’s name on the building.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Secret Handshake had obtained the necessary permits to display the statue and the group was allowed to reinstall it after repairing the damage that was done when it was removed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Kurdi, who dedicated her doctoral thesis to the monastery complex, said they needed to "review old plans" to reinstall the base of the main column "and the part that remained of it".
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
"To date, we still do not know who performed the work to open, reinstall, and close the door plug on the accident aircraft," Homendy said.
From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2024
If you repartition your boot drive, you may find that you have to reinstall your existing operating system's boot loader2.1 or the entire operating system itself.
From Debian GNU/Linux : Guide to Installation and Usage by John Goerzen
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
The next morning Dr Kumar reinstalled the Revolut app on his phone and found his account drained of £39,000.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2024
I went ahead and reinstalled the trailer's battery.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
What’s less remembered is how a waiting McNulty dragged Pogacar back into contention, charging up the steep Cipressa and reinstalling his boss before breaking off like a rocket booster.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Powers had just finished reinstalling “Beam Love,” one of the artworks the DWP had removed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2024
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
When plans fell through for Lennon's new US studio Mr Veale was then given the job of unboxing everything and reinstalling it for use by Starr before it had left Tittenhurst.
From BBC ● Nov. 16, 2023
"You!" repeated McKinstry quietly, reinstalling the hand Ford had attempted to withdraw.
From Cressy by Bret Harte
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