put back into service vs returned to service

Both phrases are correct and commonly used in English. They convey the idea of something being reinstated or reactivated for use. The choice between them depends on personal preference or the specific context in which they are used.

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This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate the action of reinstating something for use.

"put back into service"

This phrase is used when referring to the act of restoring something to a functional state or condition for use.

Examples:

The old machinery was put back into service after repairs.
The aircraft was put back into service following routine maintenance.
The generator was put back into service to provide power during the outage.

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Following completion of the repair work, the Cleuson-Dixence complex was put back into service in January 2010.
After the war it lay unused for about 20 years, but was then put back into service and expanded/modernised as required.
These aircraft were rebuilt and put back into service.
However the ship was repaired and put back into service by her owners, Ramon Mari Pino, Panama, sailing as AUDAZ under Panamanian flag.
The Norway was towed to Bremerhaven to be repaired with a view to being put back into service in October 2003; eventually NCL announced that she would be sold for scrap.
before being put back into service after they have been triggered;
In early May the LS4 registered as D-3659 has been put back into service following a complete overhaul and full repaint in polyurethane, and with the installation of winglets.

Alternatives:

reinstated for service
reactivated for use
restored to service
redeployed for operation
reintroduced for use

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate the action of reinstating something for use.

"returned to service"

This phrase is used when referring to the act of bringing something back into operation or use after a period of inactivity or repair.

Examples:

The ship was returned to service after undergoing extensive renovations.
The equipment was returned to service once the necessary repairs were completed.
The vehicle was returned to service following a thorough inspection.

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It was quickly repaired and returned to service.
However, McEvoy returned to service for World War II, being appointed a temporary Pilot Officer on probation on 1 September 1939.
In 1815 she returned to service for the Second Barbary War and made patrols through 1816.
At the request of Doctor Giles, Heywood kept his newfound gifts a secret, and was returned to service in a desk position.
In June 1953 the vessel was raised, then repaired and returned to service (for the salvage see Salvage "Ryholm").
When evidence of any unsafe condition is discovered, the portable tank shall not be returned to service until it has been corrected and the test is repeated and passed.
Lee returned to service after he was exchanged for General Richard Prescott sixteen months later.
The Wide Field Channel (WFC) was returned to service by STS-125 in May 2009.
In November 1949, the ship was taken out of reserve and fully returned to service just over a year later in December 1950.
Adam returned to service as a lieutenant in the Bavarian Landwehr (Leutnant der Landwehr) when World War I began.
Her 400 passengers were taken off by the Canadian Pacific cargo liner Beaverford while the Ascania's crew remained aboard to refloat the liner which was repaired and returned to service a few months later.
The boat returned to service in early November.
It returned to service, suitably redrawn, for both sides of the American Civil War.
The aircraft returned to service almost a month later.
In June 1998 vessel returned to service.
The men I work for did. I merely applied the technology and occasionally returned to service it, collect data.
Within a month, 51 of the base's Peacemakers had been returned to service and the division was again declared operational.
On 5 July 1918, it returned to service with 1 Armee.
By May 1953, all but two of the planes had been returned to service.
In December, he was wounded but returned to service in 1942.

Alternatives:

reinstated for service
reactivated for use
restored to service
redeployed for operation
reintroduced for use

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