reawaken
verb
re·awak·en
(ˌ)rē-ə-ˈwā-kən 
reawakened; reawakening; reawakens
: to awaken (someone or something) again
a photo that reawakened past memories
a movie that has reawakened interest in their story
Harry's temporarily stupefied brain seemed to reawaken.—
J. K. Rowling
J. K. Rowling
reawakening
noun
plural reawakenings
a spiritual reawakening
The Taylor demo … signals a reawakening of militant activism in New York.
—Sarah Ferguson
Sarah Ferguson
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Imax has prospered in recent months as the box office has reawakened, particularly with blockbuster titles like Deadpool & Wolverine.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2024
Mookie Betts emerged from a slump with two hits, Will Smith seems to be finally reawakening and had a key two-run homer.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024
Spring: Nature reawakens and hike a hill (Image credit: Kirk Fisher / Getty Images)
Coeur d'Alene is postcard pretty, with its rivers, lakes, valleys and trees as far as the eye can see.
—Catherine Garcia, The Week Us, theweek, 8 Oct. 2024
Immediately upon being plucked from the proverbial shadows of the backroom studio, Alessandro Michele astonished with his new Gucci, a house reawakened by an intriguing gentility rich with influences from antiquity to today’s urban culture.
—Bridget Foley, WWD, 27 Sep. 2024
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2024
Mookie Betts emerged from a slump with two hits, Will Smith seems to be finally reawakening and had a key two-run homer.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024
Spring: Nature reawakens and hike a hill (Image credit: Kirk Fisher / Getty Images)
Coeur d'Alene is postcard pretty, with its rivers, lakes, valleys and trees as far as the eye can see.
—Catherine Garcia, The Week Us, theweek, 8 Oct. 2024
Immediately upon being plucked from the proverbial shadows of the backroom studio, Alessandro Michele astonished with his new Gucci, a house reawakened by an intriguing gentility rich with influences from antiquity to today’s urban culture.
—Bridget Foley, WWD, 27 Sep. 2024
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“Reawaken.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reawaken. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.
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