reinstitute
verb
re·in·sti·tute
(ˌ)rē-ˈin(t)-stə-ˌtüt 
-ˌtyüt
reinstituted; reinstituting
: to institute (something) again
… in 1976, the year the Supreme Court reinstituted capital punishment.—
John Cloud
John CloudPresident Carter reinstituted draft registration in 1980 after a seven-year hiatus.—Stephen Wermiel
Stephen Wermiel
reinstitution
(ˌ)rē-ˌin(t)-stə-ˈtü-shən
noun
-ˈtyü-
Though Hagel stopped short of calling for a reinstitution of the draft, he did talk about the inequities of the current system, in which so many of America's soldiers are poor kids trying to move up a rung on the ladder of employment.
—Anna Quindlen
Anna Quindlen
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Yet, many top schools have reinstituted their testing requirements in recent years—and students have shifted course accordingly.
—Christopher Rim, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Stalin reinstituted the ban on the Ukrainian language, liquidated Kyiv’s political class and intelligentsia, and starved millions of Ukrainians to death.
—James Verini, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2025
The official also said Trump would reinstitute remain in Mexico — a program that forces migrants to await the verdict of their asylum case on the other side of the border regardless of their country of origin.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 20 Jan. 2025
But Texas wants justices to reiterate that just because the case was remanded, that doesn't mean the 5th Circuit can't reinstitute the stay on the preliminary injunction that was ordered following the 5th Circuit's prior review.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 15 Jan. 2025
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Christopher Rim, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Stalin reinstituted the ban on the Ukrainian language, liquidated Kyiv’s political class and intelligentsia, and starved millions of Ukrainians to death.
—James Verini, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2025
The official also said Trump would reinstitute remain in Mexico — a program that forces migrants to await the verdict of their asylum case on the other side of the border regardless of their country of origin.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 20 Jan. 2025
But Texas wants justices to reiterate that just because the case was remanded, that doesn't mean the 5th Circuit can't reinstitute the stay on the preliminary injunction that was ordered following the 5th Circuit's prior review.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Reinstitute.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reinstitute. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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