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
Is Kadri past his prime, his acquisition at the trade deadline a desperate attempt to rekindle past glory?
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Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 27 May 2026
But just one bite of the cornmeal crust was enough to rekindle my old love.
—Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026
Heroes departed too soon and new iterations of the team couldn’t rekindle the magic of the late nineties and early two-thousands.
—Ian Crouch, New Yorker, 20 May 2026
Old friends might reappear to rekindle relationships.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
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Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 27 May 2026
But just one bite of the cornmeal crust was enough to rekindle my old love.
—Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026
Heroes departed too soon and new iterations of the team couldn’t rekindle the magic of the late nineties and early two-thousands.
—Ian Crouch, New Yorker, 20 May 2026
Old friends might reappear to rekindle relationships.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rekindle
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Olivia Rodrigo wore vintage Miu Miu plaid slingbacks with low-rise denim last week, while Dua Lipa recently revived olive crocodile boots from John Galliano’s fall 2000 Dior collection.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
14 June 2026
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Her recent work revives a dreamy Renaissance style to show its absurd incompatibility with the raging, petulant menaces in whom the world’s power is concentrated.—
Eugenie Brinkema,
ARTnews.com,
14 June 2026
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The legacy distillery was resurrected around 2016 and has been producing a wide range of whiskeys ever since.—
David Thomas Tao,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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Since then, the editing capability of CRISPR has been tested on everything from developing disease treatments to engineering drought-resistant crops to resurrecting genes of extinct species.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
11 June 2026
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Despite the disagreement, Rigler said the ruling gives Cascadia supporters renewed confidence as legal challenges continue.—
Dillon Thomas,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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What gives me optimism is that science has a sort of intrinsic way of renewing itself generationally.—
Rachel Nuwer,
Scientific American,
16 June 2026
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“Rekindle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rekindle. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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