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Recent Examples of reactivate
In people who are older or have weakened immune systems, the dormant virus can reactivate and cause shingles.
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Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 2 Dec. 2025
Meanwhile, Elon Musk’s X has come clean about attempts by an organized cybercrime ring to bribe staff in an attempt to reactivate scam accounts peddling dubious cryptocurrencies.
—PC Magazine, 8 Nov. 2025
The estrogen used in MHT can reactivate the disease.
—Tabitha Britt, Flow Space, 29 Oct. 2025
While axolotls can reactivate these genes for full regeneration throughout their lives, humans likely express them only during embryonic development.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
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Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 2 Dec. 2025
Meanwhile, Elon Musk’s X has come clean about attempts by an organized cybercrime ring to bribe staff in an attempt to reactivate scam accounts peddling dubious cryptocurrencies.
—PC Magazine, 8 Nov. 2025
The estrogen used in MHT can reactivate the disease.
—Tabitha Britt, Flow Space, 29 Oct. 2025
While axolotls can reactivate these genes for full regeneration throughout their lives, humans likely express them only during embryonic development.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reactivate
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Students at California Lutheran University were denied the opportunity to restart a Turning Point chapter in December.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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While many security agencies advise users to restart phones regularly — as often as weekly.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Jordan doesn’t need to reinvent its identity—its approach to hospitality is doing that work naturally.—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Charles preserved the drive-in’s vintage vehicles and theater, reinventing the rest of the property from the ground up and opening it as Yonder Escalante in 2021.—
Jenny Willden,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Jan. 2026
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Some users said their For You pages refreshed endlessly.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Jan. 2026
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The Kia Telluride and Hyundai Palisade have been refreshed for 2026 and have in my mind added more refinement.—
John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs And Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast,
Hartford Courant,
24 Jan. 2026
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Can some late-career playoff magic resurrect that value?—
Larry Holder,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Afterward, the situation in Iran only got worse, and now Tehran seeks to stanch the bleeding by resurrecting him again.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Reactivate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reactivate. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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