reaccelerate

verb

reaccelerated; reaccelerating; reaccelerates

transitive + intransitive

: to accelerate again
Sales are reaccelerating after the economic downturn.
The company has managed to reaccelerate its revenue growth.
reacceleration noun
One warning came from the president's Council of Economic Advisers in its 1987 report to the president: "The nation cannot afford to ignore the dangers of allowing a reacceleration of inflation and the inevitable economic cost of disinflation." Carolyn Lochhead

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The swings have raised worries that inflation will reaccelerate, and traders came into the day betting on a roughly 34% probability that the Fed would raise its main interest rate in the afternoon, according to data from CME Group. Stan Choe, Fortune, 29 July 2026 Lores needs branded checkout visibly reaccelerating, Venmo compounding, and credible detail on where PYUSD and the agentic distribution deals produce revenue. Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 While the company fell short of Wall Street's expectations for second-quarter revenue, Cramer said the more troubling takeaway was management's weaker-than-expected outlook and its increasingly difficult path to reaccelerating top-line growth. Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 20 July 2026 In 2026, price increases have reaccelerated due to the Iran war, which has driven up energy costs and pushed consumer prices to their highest level in more than three years. Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 13 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for reaccelerate

Word History

First Known Use

1866, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of reaccelerate was in 1866

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“Reaccelerate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reaccelerate. Accessed 1 Aug. 2026.

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