reengagement

noun

re·​en·​gage·​ment (ˌ)rē-in-ˈgāj-mənt How to pronounce reengagement (audio)
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variants or re-engagement
plural reengagements or re-engagements
: new or renewed engagement : the act or an instance of engaging or engaging in or with someone or something again
And reengagements, as any concert manager can tell you, are the start of a real career.Stuart Isacoff
the country's recent reengagement with the international community
favors U.S. reengagement in the region

Examples of reengagement in a Sentence

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Via the promise of rewards—discounts on purchases and entry into a sweepstake—the brand was able also to gather user data for reengagement purposes. Stephanie Hirschmiller, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024 Still, the way the sanctions announcements were framed – all but eliminating the prospect of international reengagement or sanctions relief – will have driven home the longer-term cost Iran could pay. Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Sep. 2024 Yet the hope among European allies will be that, as a first step toward reengagement, the new emphasis on unity by the two leading politicians in the world’s leading democracy helps revive one core democratic tenet. Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 July 2024 In addition, Apple Music will provide partners with real-time listener counts for all the songs in their catalogs, and give them tools to measure how marketing campaigns drive discovery and reengagement. Elias Leight, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019 This is the opportunity for them, and the UN, to show that the agendas of peacemaking and civilian protection are still alive, and for the United States to put its weight behind a serious reengagement with Darfur. Alex De Waal, Foreign Affairs, 18 Sep. 2023 The reengagement also highlights politicians’ waning interest in facing public backlash by fighting a social media juggernaut that many Democrats, and a growing number of Republicans, hope could propel their chances during the 2024 election and beyond. Drew Harwell, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2023 The student kicked up his feet on top of the conference table, showing Shaw and reengagement specialist Ernest Miles the holes in his shoes. Sabrina Leboeuf, Baltimore Sun, 31 Aug. 2023 Advocates of reengagement call for the United States and China to respect each other’s redlines. Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs, 22 Aug. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1651, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of reengagement was in 1651

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“Reengagement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reengagement. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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