reconnect
verb
re·con·nect
(ˌ)rē-kə-ˈnekt 
reconnected; reconnecting; reconnects
: to connect again
The project … is reconnecting a road that was buried after a massive landslide …—
Juan Reyes
Juan ReyesThe organization also hosts family workshops that allow returning servicemen and women to reconnect with their children through woodworking projects such as bird houses.—Deborah Sullivan Brennan
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Make sure the tires reconnect with the road - During the skid, wait until the tires reconnect with the road and then gently straighten the wheels to regain control.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 27 Dec. 2025
Her predicament reconnects her with her professional wrestler father (Nick Offerman) and former Hooters waitress mom, played by Michelle Pfeiffer.
—Lucy Ford, Time, 27 Dec. 2025
Families gather, neighbors reconnect, and people who disagree on just about everything still manage to pass plates across the same table.
—Joe Palaggi, Twin Cities, 25 Dec. 2025
Families gather, neighbors reconnect, and people who disagree on just about everything still manage to pass plates across the same table.
—Joe Palaggi, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2025
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Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 27 Dec. 2025
Her predicament reconnects her with her professional wrestler father (Nick Offerman) and former Hooters waitress mom, played by Michelle Pfeiffer.
—Lucy Ford, Time, 27 Dec. 2025
Families gather, neighbors reconnect, and people who disagree on just about everything still manage to pass plates across the same table.
—Joe Palaggi, Twin Cities, 25 Dec. 2025
Families gather, neighbors reconnect, and people who disagree on just about everything still manage to pass plates across the same table.
—Joe Palaggi, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for reconnect
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“Reconnect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reconnect. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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