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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The two would eventually reconnect as adults and have been inseparable since, the story said.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2026
Mosaku is undergoing her own rediscovery, as the film encouraged her to reconnect with her roots.
—Kemi Alemoru, Glamour, 14 Mar. 2026
To grieve and recover from their broken family, the Clyburns move from Manhattan in New York City to the Madison River Valley in Montana to reconnect with each other and the land.
—Rudie Obias, HollywoodReporter, 13 Mar. 2026
The pic follows a woman who after prison attempts to reconnect with her young daughter but faces resistance from everyone except a bar owner with ties to her child.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2026
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2026
Mosaku is undergoing her own rediscovery, as the film encouraged her to reconnect with her roots.
—Kemi Alemoru, Glamour, 14 Mar. 2026
To grieve and recover from their broken family, the Clyburns move from Manhattan in New York City to the Madison River Valley in Montana to reconnect with each other and the land.
—Rudie Obias, HollywoodReporter, 13 Mar. 2026
The pic follows a woman who after prison attempts to reconnect with her young daughter but faces resistance from everyone except a bar owner with ties to her child.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2026
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“Reconnect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reconnect. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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