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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  • However, at San Diego Comic-Con 2022, Marvel announced plans to revive the character with a new Disney+ series.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
  • However, with former content supplier Disney among those going it alone and striking their own chronology deals, and sports rights now scattered in France, Canal+ faces further challenges to revive the share price.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2025
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  • Her image is resurrected in the form of a life-size Virgen de Guadalupe as mourners lead a procession.
    Pamela Avila, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
  • In an early scene, he is set upon by a shrieking, skittering swarm of creepers—imagine giant, whitish pill bugs with huge mandibles—and expects to be devoured (and resurrected) within seconds.
    Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2025
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  • Less impressive was the following game, a meek 0-1 loss to West Ham United, which ended the quest for a Premier League title and renewed the striker debate like never before.
    Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
  • The debate over possible Medicaid cuts and renewing the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act will be two of the hardest policies to negotiate with the Senate.
    Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Rewaken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rewaken. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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