refortify
verb
re·for·ti·fy
(ˌ)rē-ˈfȯr-tə-ˌfī 
refortified; refortifying
: to fortify (something) again
refortified the castle
refortification
noun
plural refortifications
refortification of the northern border
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The ramifications, observers said, could refortify slipping commitments to NATO, spark ramped up defense spending, and prompt a rethink of the post-Cold War security balance in Europe, in a way that recognizes the Putin’s Russia as a more dangerous peril.
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Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2022
After holding off on plans to refortify the existing dam in recent years, Roger Heller asked what led to the decision to do away with the dam and lake entirely.
—Thomas Jewell, cleveland, 17 May 2022
Now all who live in Alexandria struggle to refortify it and feed its increasing number of residents, which include the survivors from the fall of the Kingdom and the burning of Hilltop; along with Maggie and her new group, the Wardens.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 20 June 2021
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Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2022
After holding off on plans to refortify the existing dam in recent years, Roger Heller asked what led to the decision to do away with the dam and lake entirely.
—Thomas Jewell, cleveland, 17 May 2022
Now all who live in Alexandria struggle to refortify it and feed its increasing number of residents, which include the survivors from the fall of the Kingdom and the burning of Hilltop; along with Maggie and her new group, the Wardens.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 20 June 2021
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“Refortify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/refortify. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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