reenter
Americanverb (used with object)
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to enter again.
The guests reentered the reception room after dinner.
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to participate in once more; resume: mothers reentering the workforce after their children are grown.
to reenter politics after a long absence;
mothers reentering the workforce after their children are grown.
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to record againas in a list or account.
verb (used without object)
Etymology
Origin of reenter
Example Sentences
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To help identify where debris may come downa scientist at Johns Hopkins University has contributed to a new approach that uses existing earthquake monitoring systems to track objects as they reenter the atmosphere.
From Science Daily
Until nowscientists have largely depended on radar to monitor objects in low Earth orbit and predict when and where they would reenter the atmosphere.
From Science Daily
The oil-field service company is currently working through the mechanics required to reenter the countrywhich Miller expects to occur sooner rather than later.
“So you can imagine that to reenter a third time would require some pretty significant changes....If we look at the legal and commercial constructs and frameworks in place today in Venezuelatoday it’s uninvestibleand so significant changes have to be made.”
From Los Angeles Times
This person wants two opposing things at once: to move at a glacial paceto never see another person againand to reenter the worldto laughto reimmerse.
From Los Angeles Times
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