reset
verb
re·set
(ˌ)rē-ˈset 
reset; resetting
1
: to set again or anew
reset type
reset a diamond
reset a circuit breaker
2
: to change the reading of often to zero
reset an odometer
Examples of reset in a Sentence
The machine reset the bowling pins.
His broken leg had to be reset.
reset the timer to 10 minutes
The fire alarm was reset.
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Our generation of fighters reset the patriotism this country had lost.
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Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Meadow Brook will be closed daily from 4-5:30 p.m. to reset the tour route in between the daytime Holiday Walk and nighttime Winter Wonder Lights show.
—Nour Rahal, Detroit Free Press, 9 Dec. 2024
The loan would reset every 30 days, the principal growing each month alongside the compounding interest in a convoluted death trap of penalties, fees, and clawbacks.
—Josh Condon, Robb Report, 8 Dec. 2024
The park boasts more than 100 problems, ranging in difficulty from VB to V10+, which will be reset twice a year by professional setters.
—Ryleigh Norgrove, Outside Online, 8 Dec. 2024
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Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Meadow Brook will be closed daily from 4-5:30 p.m. to reset the tour route in between the daytime Holiday Walk and nighttime Winter Wonder Lights show.
—Nour Rahal, Detroit Free Press, 9 Dec. 2024
The loan would reset every 30 days, the principal growing each month alongside the compounding interest in a convoluted death trap of penalties, fees, and clawbacks.
—Josh Condon, Robb Report, 8 Dec. 2024
The park boasts more than 100 problems, ranging in difficulty from VB to V10+, which will be reset twice a year by professional setters.
—Ryleigh Norgrove, Outside Online, 8 Dec. 2024
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“Reset.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reset. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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reset
verb
re·set
rē-ˈset
reset; resetting
1
: to set again or anew
reset a diamond in a new setting
2
: to change the reading of often to zero
reset a stopwatch
reset
noun
ˈrē-ˌset
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