relaunch

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verb

relaunched; relaunching
Synonyms of relaunchnext

transitive verb

: to launch (something) again or to be launched again
relaunch a ship
Instead of letting the app close, then … waiting while the app relaunches, you can tell your iPad to abort your now-unwanted Home button press.—Lex Friedman
especially : to go into or put (something) into operation or motion again
relaunch a company/brand/product
The Herald-Leader was renaming its Web site … and wanted to relaunch with the new name … —Editor & Publisher
… also hopes motherhood will be the springboard that relaunches her stagnant acting career. —Roy S. Johnson
… recasting those roles with younger actors could allow Sony to relaunch this series. —Charlene Jane Anders

relaunch

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noun

plural relaunches
: the act or an instance of launching something (such as a product or company) again
VW is struggling to come back from near extinction with a splashy relaunch of its retro icon, the Beetle.—Janet Guyon

Examples of relaunch in a Sentence

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Verb
Stark was under a producing deal with Universal Television in 2011 when he was recruited by Gary Barber, Roger Birnbaum and Roma Khanna to relaunch MGM Television following the studio’s 2010 bankruptcy. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026 The solution integrates Target Arm’s Ralar system, which is an autonomous robotic arm launch and recovery system that lets drones deploy, recover, recharge and relaunch with no pilot on-site and while moving. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026
Noun
But when Beaverton began conceptualizing a relaunch of the line in 2024, the designers shifted their focus to the growing sport of trail running, where marquee races are rarely shorter than 50km. — Daniel Varghese, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 With the relaunch, Westfield has tried to address some of the issues with new management, new restaurants and a rotating roster of interesting pop-ups. — Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for relaunch

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

1691, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1968, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of relaunch was in 1691

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“Relaunch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/relaunch. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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