as in to revive
to bring back to life, practice, or activity
the trip to Ireland rekindled her interest in learning Gaelic
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Recent Examples of rekindle
But this experience has rekindled my admiration for your dynamic spirit and creativity.
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Footwear News, 24 June 2025
Other matchups that fans offered up included the once-big rivalry with the University of Idaho that Dickey would like to rekindle; UNLV, based on high-stakes matchups in recent years; and even BYU, which battled the Broncos every season from 2012 to ‘22, with some epic games along the way.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 23 June 2025
Sheridan and Merriman hope their film rekindles public interest and spurs legal action.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 10 June 2025
Sabrina Carpenter’s new album cover has rekindled one of the classic debates around pop culture and sexuality: Satire or subjugation?
—Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC news, 17 June 2025
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Footwear News, 24 June 2025
Other matchups that fans offered up included the once-big rivalry with the University of Idaho that Dickey would like to rekindle; UNLV, based on high-stakes matchups in recent years; and even BYU, which battled the Broncos every season from 2012 to ‘22, with some epic games along the way.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 23 June 2025
Sheridan and Merriman hope their film rekindles public interest and spurs legal action.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 10 June 2025
Sabrina Carpenter’s new album cover has rekindled one of the classic debates around pop culture and sexuality: Satire or subjugation?
—Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC news, 17 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rekindle
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Other small towns and villages across Italy have offered houses for as little as €1 to revive shrinking communities.—
Laura Begley Bloom,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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Starbucks is bulking up staffing as Niccol pushes to revive sales in part by speeding up service.—
Glen Luke Flanagan,
Fortune,
30 June 2025
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That turned out to be something of a troll, however, as the show resurrected him two episodes later.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
25 June 2025
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But as Europeans concentrated on building a calmer future, others were resurrecting a more tumultuous past.—
Gideon Rose,
Foreign Affairs,
23 June 2025
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As a result, some VMware users have opted to keep using VMware perpetual licenses, even though Broadcom refuses to renew most of those clients’ support services.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
26 June 2025
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Mamdani said his campaign renewed faith in democracy.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
26 June 2025
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“Rekindle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rekindle. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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