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reinstall

American  
[ree-in-stawl] / ˌri ɪnˈstɔl /

verb (used with object)

reinstalled, reinstalling
  1. to install again; put back in place or back in operation.


noun

  • reinstalls
    plural
  1. an act or instance of installing again.

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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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

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

It later denied a second permit to reinstall the statue.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2025

"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

Nevertheless, she endured it all without a protest, blindly trusting that these instruments of torture would help reinstall her in Jake's good graces.

From Yekl A tale of the New York ghetto by Abraham Cahan

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

He had heard a tip from some former clients that the mournful yowls of lynx had been heard overnight near the public viewing area, so we reinstalled ourselves nearby on his secret mountain.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026

The beloved fountain was reinstalled more than 60 years later to anchor the museum’s new David Geffen Galleries.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 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 tour ends and the children disperse and Marie-Laure is reinstalled in the Grand Gallery with her father.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

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

She would later wear a mustache and wig purchased from Amazon to appear unrecognizable while reinstalling the characters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2024

She said she would reach out to art repair contacts to see if they are interested in reinstalling the piece.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 18, 2024

He succeeded in recovering Pensacola and reinstalling the Spanish governor with his garrison.

From The History of Cuba, vol. 2 by Willis Fletcher Johnson

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