reapply
verb
re·ap·ply
(ˌ)rē-ə-ˈplī 
reapplied; reapplying; reapplies
: to apply for a second or subsequent time: such as
a
intransitive
: to make a new appeal or request especially in the form of a written application
… allowing some of the fired controllers to reapply for their old jobs.—
Darcy Frey
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b
transitive
: to lay or spread (something) on again
reapply makeup
Many repellents do not weather well and will need to be reapplied after a rain.—Kyle Robinson
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All season, Jackie has sought to reapply to the Lanford Police Force, but there's doubt about her capacity to do the job at her age (not just from others, but from herself as well).
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Marysville officials sought an Environmental Protection Agency grant to pay for the removal of the rubble left from the hotel’s demolition, but were deemed ineligible for the most recent grant cycle and will have to reapply, Branscum said.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacramento Bee, 16 Mar. 2025
Although the Social Security contracts were reinstated, and the state may reapply for the marine research funding, the moves had already wreaked havoc.
—Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 11 Mar. 2025
Applicants may reapply multiple times in succeeding years.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
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Randall Colburn, EW.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Marysville officials sought an Environmental Protection Agency grant to pay for the removal of the rubble left from the hotel’s demolition, but were deemed ineligible for the most recent grant cycle and will have to reapply, Branscum said.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacramento Bee, 16 Mar. 2025
Although the Social Security contracts were reinstated, and the state may reapply for the marine research funding, the moves had already wreaked havoc.
—Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 11 Mar. 2025
Applicants may reapply multiple times in succeeding years.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Reapply.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reapply. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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