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unretire

[ uhn-ri-tahyuhr ]

verb (used without object)

unretired, unretiring.
  1. to return to the workforce after having been retired.


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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ܲ··پ·Գ noun
  • ܲ··پ· [uhn-ri-tahy, uh, r-, ee] noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of unretire1

First recorded in 1945–50; un- 2( def ) + retire ( def ) (in the sense “to withdraw from business”)
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Kirnan was team owner and president of the Privateers and went behind the bench for the season’s final five games when its coach, Paul Kelly, decided to unretire so he could play in the postseason.

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This shouldn’t be a surprise from a guy who first announced his retirement on Feb. 1, 2022, only to unretire six weeks later and play another year before hanging it up again exactly a year after he did so the first time.

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The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that the number of people 75 and older in the labor force will grow 96.5% by 2030 as more senior workers defer their retirement or unretire to cover expenses.

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Her whole routine was perfunctory and almost chaste: The woman had left behind her horse farm to unretire her G-string, and you got the sense she’d rather be home with the animals.

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“Last night, the Dallas Cowboys knocked Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers out of the playoffs. Yeah, and now fans want to know, will Tom Brady retire, or retire then immediately unretire?”

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