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reinstall

British  
/ ˌriːɪnˈstɔːl /

verb

  1. to put in place and connect (machinery, equipment, etc) again

  2. to install (computer software) again, usually to solve a technical problem

  3. to put (someone) back in a position, rank, etc

    Trinidad reinstalled him against Honduras

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

Pylon artist Paul Tzanetopoulos is working with the modernization program team to reimagine the pylons and reinstall them after the roadway improvements have been made, according to the release.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2026

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 Milton, John

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