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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Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Now, a grown-up Lydia Deetz (Winona Ryder) faces new and familiar frights after her equally goth daughter, Astrid (Jenna Ortega), opens a portal to the Netherworld and reawakens everyone's favorite pinstriped ghost.
—Emy Lacroix, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
This year’s Wimbledon, however, reawakened me to the abiding, fundamental connection between writers and tennis players.
—Thomas Swick
september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
When spring arrives, the ice sublimates and summertime winds reawaken the movement of the sand.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for reawaken
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“Reawaken.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reawaken. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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