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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His pride in having helped reawaken his country’s interest in books and Ukrainian culture is mixed with guilt.
—Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Jan. 2025
But beyond that, the Bruins wanted Poitras to reawaken the offensive spirit that put him on the radar in camp last year.
—Fluto Shinzawa, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
After a much less exhilarating defeat in 2020, and the mass base of the Sanders left reduced to little more than a fractional protest movement, few have sought to reawaken the old battle cry.
—Matthew Karp, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
This powerful combination of mandarin, pear and peony notes will reawaken your senses.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 25 Dec. 2024
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Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Jan. 2025
But beyond that, the Bruins wanted Poitras to reawaken the offensive spirit that put him on the radar in camp last year.
—Fluto Shinzawa, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
After a much less exhilarating defeat in 2020, and the mass base of the Sanders left reduced to little more than a fractional protest movement, few have sought to reawaken the old battle cry.
—Matthew Karp, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
This powerful combination of mandarin, pear and peony notes will reawaken your senses.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 25 Dec. 2024
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“Reawaken.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reawaken. Accessed 12 Feb. 2025.
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