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relaunch

American  
[ree-lawnch, -lahnch, ree-lawnch, -lahnch] / riˈlɔntʃ, -ˈlɑntʃ, ˈriˌlɔntʃ, -ˌlɑntʃ /

verb (used with or without object)

  • relaunches,
    present (3rd person singular)
  • relaunched,
    past participle,  past
  • relaunching
    present participle
  1. to launch again; start or get going.


noun

  1. an act or instance of launching something again.

relaunch British  

verb

  1. to launch again

  2. to start, set in motion, or make available again

"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

noun

  1. another launching, or something that is relaunched

"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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Origin of relaunch

re- + launch 1

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The changes to the West End production follow the 2021 relaunch of the play as a single show on Broadway in New York City.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

The task required Member’s Mark to reformulate and relaunch more than 800 products.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026

Then we revisit classics of various stripes on the small screen, from a further-future “Blade Runner” to “A Different World” relaunch to “East of Eden” to “Pride and Prejudice.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026

But companies go under and relaunch with new advertising all the time.

From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026

“In less than an hour, Captain Short will be back with her people and we will have sufficient funds to relaunch some of our more tasteful enterprises.”

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

Red Star has had various relaunches over the years and periods of “critical self-reflection.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

Then again, if a company that relaunches a meme fund doesn’t seem to understand what a meme is, is that a meme of its own?

From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2025

Benetton has undergone numerous creative and managerial relaunches in a bid to regain its footing.

From Seattle Times ● May 25, 2024

The Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Development relaunches a scheme unveiled at last year's G7 talks in England.

From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2022

With its glitzy but dated fashion show in the rearview, Victoria’s Secret relaunches with ambassadors such as Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Megan Rapinoe.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2021

TfL has just relaunched its Travel Kind campaign across the London transport network this summer, reminding people to use headphones.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

It said it had relaunched crowd-funding efforts to fund legal costs.

From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026

Mr. Gunn relaunched the DC big-screen franchise, now called the DC Universe, with last summer’s “Superman” and is bringing to it the look and comic style of his “Guardians of the Galaxy” trilogy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

As a result, General Mills relaunched a brand-new product that removed the powdered eggs and now required adding both water and a real egg.

From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2026

By similar logic, the interlocking of just a few crucial concepts relaunched the science of genetics.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

In January, Ratner told the Hollywood Reporter that he had not viewed making “Melania” as a step toward relaunching his career.

From MarketWatch ● May 13, 2026

After a difficult end to his time at Chelsea, Ben Chilwell is relaunching his career at French club Strasbourg - and eyeing an England recall to prove his doubters wrong.

From BBC ● Nov. 26, 2025

In years past he was also a fixer for the company, relaunching a failed data syncing service as iCloud, and taking over Apple Maps after its disastrous launch.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 25, 2025

"He is currently relaunching negotiations with them to obtain at least a truce," he added.

From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2025

The Krooboys, according to their orders, stayed on the beach, brought in the boat, collected her furniture, and got all ready for relaunching.

From A Master of Fortune Being Further Adventures of Captain Kettle by Stanley L. Wood

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