Meaning & use

reentered

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Entered a place or state again.

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The spacecraft reentered the Earth's atmosphere at a steep angle.

She reentered the workforce after several years spent raising her children.

A note on using this word

Frequently used in aerospace to describe a vehicle's return through a planet's atmosphere, where friction generates intense heat.

Words with a similar meaning

returnedreappeared

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Words with an opposite meaning

exiteddeparted

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