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
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 What comes next for Dyson’s smart toothbrush The near-term question isn’t whether Dyson will relaunch CameraJet. — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2026
Noun
The Type 01 is just one vehicle of a broader relaunch for Jaguar, with all future vehicles being electric and priced in the same neighborhood. — Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026 Then last year the brand started teasing its relaunch, and everyone got upset. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 7 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 14 Oct. 2026.

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