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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Over the decades, sleeping rock giants like Led Zeppelin, the Police, Cream, the Byrds, the Velvet Underground, Simon and Garfunkel, and Talking Heads have briefly reawakened to play a few songs before returning to their slumbers.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 28 Apr. 2025
That translates into skin maintenance in all its forms—leaning into an arsenal of beauty tools, hi-tech ingredients, and loads of SPF to reawaken and rejuvenate radiance before heading into summer.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 13 Mar. 2025
January 1964 was also notable for a development on the pitch: the first time the surnames Law, Best and Charlton appeared in the same XI.
Denis Law, George Best and Charlton reawakened United and Old Trafford after an understandable post-Munich depression.
—Michael Walker, The Athletic, 15 Mar. 2025
Discovering a mysterious beam of light during a graveyard shift, Bruner reawakens with visions of extraterrestrials and a slippery sense of reality.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 6 Mar. 2025
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Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 28 Apr. 2025
That translates into skin maintenance in all its forms—leaning into an arsenal of beauty tools, hi-tech ingredients, and loads of SPF to reawaken and rejuvenate radiance before heading into summer.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 13 Mar. 2025
January 1964 was also notable for a development on the pitch: the first time the surnames Law, Best and Charlton appeared in the same XI.
Denis Law, George Best and Charlton reawakened United and Old Trafford after an understandable post-Munich depression.
—Michael Walker, The Athletic, 15 Mar. 2025
Discovering a mysterious beam of light during a graveyard shift, Bruner reawakens with visions of extraterrestrials and a slippery sense of reality.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Reawaken.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reawaken. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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