reunify
verb
re·uni·fy
(ˌ)rē-ˈyü-nə-ˌfī 
reunified; reunifying
: to unify again : to bring (people or things) or to be brought into a unit or a coherent whole after a period of separation
reunifying families that were separated in the war
reunified the children with their families
Of the four countries divided by World War II and the Cold War, Vietnam was the first to reunify.—
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Xi has pledged to reunify with Taiwan, by force if necessary, and China has been more aggressive under his rule, particularly in the past few years.
—Brad Dress, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024
At least 5,000 families were separated before a California federal court ordered the federal government in June 2018 to reunify the families affected and end the policy.
—Nicole Narea, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Trump’s comments on Taiwan have been unusually harsh for China policy in Washington, where there is a general bipartisan consensus to be tough on Beijing and Xi, who has pledged to reunify with Taipei, by force if necessary.
—Brad Dress, The Hill, 2 Nov. 2024
At the time former East Germany was occupied by the Soviet Union before being reunified in 1990 to form present-day Germany.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune Europe, 31 Oct. 2024
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Brad Dress, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024
At least 5,000 families were separated before a California federal court ordered the federal government in June 2018 to reunify the families affected and end the policy.
—Nicole Narea, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Trump’s comments on Taiwan have been unusually harsh for China policy in Washington, where there is a general bipartisan consensus to be tough on Beijing and Xi, who has pledged to reunify with Taipei, by force if necessary.
—Brad Dress, The Hill, 2 Nov. 2024
At the time former East Germany was occupied by the Soviet Union before being reunified in 1990 to form present-day Germany.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune Europe, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Reunify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reunify. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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