as in to revive
to bring back to life, practice, or activity
soaring gas prices have rewakened a demand for more fuel-efficient cars
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The Trump administration has revived almost every negative stereotype that Europeans have about Americans: too loud, too brash, too big.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
16 Mar. 2025 -
Scientists have already revived 30,000-year-old viruses from permafrost in Siberia—ones that were still infectious, though only to amoebas.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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But attempts to resurrect the Leviathan finally came to fruition in the late 1990s.—
Danny Robb,
JSTOR Daily,
15 Mar. 2025
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An analog for the development of such an inland body of water occurred in early 2023 after rainwater from subsequent atmospheric rivers breached levees and berms to resurrect Tulare Lake (known as Pa’ashi to the Tachi Yokut Tribe).—
Priya Shukla,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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The previous waiver expired Saturday and the U.S. Department of State did not renew it, the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad said in a statement.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
10 Mar. 2025
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The Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics renew their long, historic rivalry tonight for the second time this season.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
9 Mar. 2025
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“Rewaken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rewaken. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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