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Recent Examples of reactivate
Should residents reactivate their autopay, the full amount due on their account will be withdrawn from their bank account.
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Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 16 Jan. 2026
Avoid extreme stretches that can reactivate nervous system protection.
—Dana Santas, CNN Money, 14 Jan. 2026
It was announced a few days later that the Iranian authorities had decided to reactivate a six-year sentence originally meted out to Panahi in 2010 alongside a 20-year filmmaking and travel ban.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 2 Jan. 2026
Small wonder then that many tech firms are scrambling to secure reliable sources of power that can run 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year without interruption, including going to such lengths as to reactivate decommissioned nuclear power plants and funding the construction of new ones.
—New Atlas, 10 Dec. 2025
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Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 16 Jan. 2026
Avoid extreme stretches that can reactivate nervous system protection.
—Dana Santas, CNN Money, 14 Jan. 2026
It was announced a few days later that the Iranian authorities had decided to reactivate a six-year sentence originally meted out to Panahi in 2010 alongside a 20-year filmmaking and travel ban.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 2 Jan. 2026
Small wonder then that many tech firms are scrambling to secure reliable sources of power that can run 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year without interruption, including going to such lengths as to reactivate decommissioned nuclear power plants and funding the construction of new ones.
—New Atlas, 10 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reactivate
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While doubts remain about the agreement and whether oil flows will actually restart, the president’s about-face still managed to lift markets.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
8 Apr. 2026
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The fire stopped for a time, but then restarted.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Since then, the character’s personality has been both cemented and reinvented across over 200 video games, manga and comics, TV shows, and multiple film adaptations (the latest being this year’s The Super Mario Galaxy Movie).—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
5 Apr. 2026
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So, Maul is trying to reinvent himself, and Devon offers him an opportunity to do that.—
Sean Keane,
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Khaliq and Mehtab Khan plan to eventually expand to a second location, continuously refresh their menu and extend hours as time goes on.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
7 Apr. 2026
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Its HydroJet System refreshes mops twice per second, ensuring a sterile clean.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
6 Apr. 2026
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Participants take turns laying on the ground, being Lazarus, then rising resurrected.—
Lauren Frayer,
NPR,
5 Apr. 2026
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In his hometown of Chicago, people in Little Village also participated in the tradition of re-enacting the crucifixion of Jesus — the event Christians believe when Jesus died and later was resurrected on Easter Sunday.—
Victor Jacobo,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Reactivate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reactivate. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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