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unretired

  • a word derived from retired.
    retired
    adjective
    withdrawn from or no longer occupied with one's business or profession.
  • a word form of unretire.
    unretire
    verb (used without object)
    to return to the workforce after having been retired.

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Specifically, 21% of the unretired respondents in the sample decided to postpone their retirements.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026

After retiring at 16, she unretired at 18 and returned from her break with an entirely different philosophy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026

So they unretired the song in June, playing it first around the batting cages, and the clubhouse as the good vibes returned, and now, at Citizens Bank Park as the soundtrack of postseason victories.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 27, 2023

The movie co-stars newly unretired actor Cameron Diaz and Glenn Close, but the production has been plagued with “meltdown” rumors for weeks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2023

In comparison, my dwelling is bleak, comfortless, and unretired, but my father is entitled to all my care.

From Ormond, Volume II (of 3) or, The Secret Witness by Charles Brockden Brown