REAWAKEN Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

reawaken

verb

Definition of reawaken

as in to revive

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Recent Examples of reawaken The virus can lie dormant in our nerves for decades after a bout of chickenpox, only to be reawakened by stress. — Cassie Shortsleeve, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Apr. 2026 The Arctic is still cold and inhospitable, covering vast distances, even if awareness of its strategic importance has reawakened. — Alan Crawford, Bloomberg, 20 Apr. 2026 The decision reawakens a long-running dispute between a union that represents workers at a Staten Island warehouse and the tech giant following a milestone union victory in 2022. — Lauren Kaori Gurley, Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2026 This was about something as simple yet profound as national pride, something recently reawakened in many of them. — Greg Cote updated March 17, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for reawaken

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However, in the 7th century, this all vanished; the temples were abandoned and later looted, and Kea never again revived its trade or harbor settlements.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
The escalation between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis has revived Yemen's civil war after a four-year ceasefire.

— AHMED AL-HAJ, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of revive

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Eco effort Explora is a Certified B (or B Corp) company that works to address climate change, stimulate the local workforce, and provide benefits to the community by sourcing most of its products locally.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
The treatments also lowered the production of inflammatory signals that cause long-term swelling, and stimulated new blood vessel formation to nourish healing skin.

— Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of stimulate

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From this format emerges the tacit thesis that the Bicentennial cultural activities excelled at provoking critical, imaginative reflections on America’s past and future from artmakers and from ordinary citizens alike.

— Anna Kornbluh, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026
She never has been diagnosed with an underlying seizure disorder, such as epilepsy, and a medical test to provoke a seizure in Linton after the crash came back with no abnormal brain activity, prosecutors said.

— James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of provoke

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Cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion is softened, 5 to 7 minutes.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
To English leftist folkies, lately stirred by Bertrand Russell and the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, the lyric, coming from Dylan, would cut through the anti-Americanism not uncommon in their midst.

— Sean Wilentz, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026

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