reactivation
noun
re·ac·ti·va·tion
(ˌ)rē-ˌak-tə-ˈvā-shən 
plural reactivations
: the act or process of making something active again or becoming active again : the act or process of reactivating or the condition of being reactivated
reactivation of a dormant virus
reactivation of several warships
Examples of reactivation in a Sentence
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The search for usable data Several studies have documented the reactivation (or awakening) of a dormant Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) in some COVID-19 patients.
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Carolyn Barber, Fortune, 23 Nov. 2023
One in 3 or 1 in 4 cultures in those sets led to massive amounts of HHV-6 reactivation.
—Angus Chen, STAT, 8 Nov. 2023
So under just the right conditions, the fault can rupture again, a phenomenon called reactivation.
—Maya Wei-Haas, New York Times, 12 Sep. 2023
If viral reactivation can be prevented in the nerves with a vaccine, it can potentially be kept from spreading to vascular tissue.
—Laura Hensley, Verywell Health, 31 Aug. 2023
The reactivation of the zoster virus in the nerves of the face causes paralysis because of the facial nerve that travels from the brain stem behind the ear and into the face to give facial muscles the energy for movement.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 16 June 2022
In fact, though these threats can sometimes resume their activity following their thaw, scientists have studied this process of viral recovery and reactivation only two other times, in 2014 and in 2015.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 20 Dec. 2022
The authority continues to evaluate the line’s possible reactivation, along with more than 20 other expansion projects, which would be included in its 20-year capital plan, scheduled to begin in 2025.
—Winnie Hu, New York Times, 26 Nov. 2022
Though the recovery and reactivation of ancient viruses capable of infecting people could cause problems, the team took several precautions to prevent that sort of spillover.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 20 Dec. 2022
Carolyn Barber, Fortune, 23 Nov. 2023
One in 3 or 1 in 4 cultures in those sets led to massive amounts of HHV-6 reactivation.
—Angus Chen, STAT, 8 Nov. 2023
So under just the right conditions, the fault can rupture again, a phenomenon called reactivation.
—Maya Wei-Haas, New York Times, 12 Sep. 2023
If viral reactivation can be prevented in the nerves with a vaccine, it can potentially be kept from spreading to vascular tissue.
—Laura Hensley, Verywell Health, 31 Aug. 2023
The reactivation of the zoster virus in the nerves of the face causes paralysis because of the facial nerve that travels from the brain stem behind the ear and into the face to give facial muscles the energy for movement.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 16 June 2022
In fact, though these threats can sometimes resume their activity following their thaw, scientists have studied this process of viral recovery and reactivation only two other times, in 2014 and in 2015.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 20 Dec. 2022
The authority continues to evaluate the line’s possible reactivation, along with more than 20 other expansion projects, which would be included in its 20-year capital plan, scheduled to begin in 2025.
—Winnie Hu, New York Times, 26 Nov. 2022
Though the recovery and reactivation of ancient viruses capable of infecting people could cause problems, the team took several precautions to prevent that sort of spillover.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 20 Dec. 2022
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reactivation
noun
re·ac·ti·va·tion
-ˌak-tə-ˈvā-shən
: the act or process of reactivating or condition of being reactivated
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