as in to revive
to bring back to life, practice, or activity
the new multiplex has begun to reanimate the shabby neighborhood
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Recent Examples of reanimate
At the same time, authoritarian regimes across the region, including Iran, are enabled by and thrive on anti-imperial sentiments reanimated by America’s direct and indirect military power.
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Mehrnoush Soroush, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Curious Black patrons jumped into the mosh pit, feeling welcome enough to try it, while old heads were reanimated by genre nostalgia.
—Deborah Sengupta Stith, Austin American Statesman, 17 Mar. 2026
Toy Story is literally a child’s fantasy come to life, imagining a world where toys have lives of their own and reanimate whenever the kids leave the room.
—Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025
Fanatics have been known to reanimate causes of all stripes.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 8 Sep. 2025
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Mehrnoush Soroush, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Curious Black patrons jumped into the mosh pit, feeling welcome enough to try it, while old heads were reanimated by genre nostalgia.
—Deborah Sengupta Stith, Austin American Statesman, 17 Mar. 2026
Toy Story is literally a child’s fantasy come to life, imagining a world where toys have lives of their own and reanimate whenever the kids leave the room.
—Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025
Fanatics have been known to reanimate causes of all stripes.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reanimate
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Named after the historic Pacific Electric red car system, the venue aims to revive a sense of cultural connection in Los Angeles.—
Erica Olsen,
CBS News,
31 May 2026
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Plemons also revived the group for the show’s 10th anniversary in 2016 at the same festival, with Kirsten Dunst in attendance.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
30 May 2026
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Born into a family of restaurateurs, twins Margot and Félix Dumant are on a quest to resurrect the traditional Parisian bistro, a concept some think is an endangered species in a fast-changing restaurant scene.—
Mary Winston Nicklin,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
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The most ambitious bar — squarely on the corner of Pratt and Trumbull — resurrected the Coach’s name, the third downtown sports bar to take that name since the 1990s.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
28 May 2026
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Pride Month kicks off nationwide with parades from major metros to small towns, blending rainbow celebration with protest roots as LGBTQ+ communities face renewed political attacks on rights and inclusion.—
Geoff Mulvihill,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
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Its recent revival is rooted in the architectural heritage of the buildings, so the aim was to renew and refresh rather than to radically reinvent.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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“Reanimate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reanimate. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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