reimpose
verb
re·im·pose
(ˌ)rē-im-ˈpōz 
reimposed; reimposing
: to impose (something) again
Months would pass, and one police officer would die, before Canadian soldiers reimposed order.—
John Kalbfleisch
John KalbfleischThe state of siege, which had been briefly lifted, was reimposed …—Isabel Hilton
Isabel Hilton… [U.S.] allies have usually been reluctant to reimpose sanctions after many were lifted as part of the 2015 nuclear accord.—Mark Landler et al.
Mark Landler et al.… said he will ask his country's congress to reimpose the death penalty, which has been suspended since 2006 …—Irish Examiner (online)
Irish Examiner (online)EU governments in the passport-free Schengen zone would be able to reimpose border controls when faced with extraordinary flows of migrants …—BBC News (online)
BBC News (online)… residents could vote to reimpose property taxes in order to provide additional local funding.—Lonnie Harp
Lonnie Harp
reimposition
noun
plural reimpositions
… doesn't want the forcible reimposition of a right-wing dictatorship.
—Christopher Hitchens
Christopher Hitchens
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This litigation could be a lengthy process, but even if the tariffs are struck down at the end of the litigation, President Trump has the legal authority to reimpose tariffs via alternative methods.
—Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
The White House may use Section 301 to reimpose tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China over the nations' respective roles in the transport of fentanyl to the U.S., Childress said.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 30 May 2025
Trump bashed the Biden administration at length, accusing his predecessor of giving Iran an opening after the first Trump administration had reimposed sanctions on Tehran.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 13 May 2025
Government regulators had originally required that as a condition of approving Charter’s 2016 purchase of Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks, but Charter declined to reimpose a data cap after that condition expired in 2023.
—Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 16 May 2025
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Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
The White House may use Section 301 to reimpose tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China over the nations' respective roles in the transport of fentanyl to the U.S., Childress said.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 30 May 2025
Trump bashed the Biden administration at length, accusing his predecessor of giving Iran an opening after the first Trump administration had reimposed sanctions on Tehran.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 13 May 2025
Government regulators had originally required that as a condition of approving Charter’s 2016 purchase of Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks, but Charter declined to reimpose a data cap after that condition expired in 2023.
—Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 16 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for reimpose
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“Reimpose.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reimpose. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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