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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Benning redeemed himself minutes later, threading a blue-line blast through traffic on a late-period power play to tie the game at 2-2, reawakening the Charlotte crowd and shifting momentum back to the home team.
—Colin Cerniglia, Charlotte Observer, 17 May 2025
Their concern was that a more assertive Germany would reawaken old fears about German militarism.
—Mark I. Vail, The Conversation, 16 May 2025
Hot Spring Shark Attack is set in a small, hot spring town in Japan, where a ferocious ancient shark reawakens and terrorizes the local hot spring facilities.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2025
Economists have warned that stiff tariffs could reawaken inflation on a range of consumer goods and slow economic growth.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2025
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Colin Cerniglia, Charlotte Observer, 17 May 2025
Their concern was that a more assertive Germany would reawaken old fears about German militarism.
—Mark I. Vail, The Conversation, 16 May 2025
Hot Spring Shark Attack is set in a small, hot spring town in Japan, where a ferocious ancient shark reawakens and terrorizes the local hot spring facilities.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2025
Economists have warned that stiff tariffs could reawaken inflation on a range of consumer goods and slow economic growth.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Reawaken.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reawaken. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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