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Recent Examples of reactivate
When your immune system weakens with age, due to stress, or from illness, the virus can reactivate, leading to a case of shingles.
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Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour, 7 May 2026
The report indicates that the organ procurement organization initially listed the liver as testing negative for cytomegalovirus, or CMV, a common virus that stays dormant in the body for life after infection and can sometimes reactivate.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
Scientists also plan to monitor dormant viruses that can reactivate during spaceflight, including those related to chickenpox and shingles, a reaction that has been previously observed aboard the ISS.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 1 Apr. 2026
The current bombardment does not create a new wound so much as reactivate the generational trauma and militarization that structure life in Iran and across the Middle East.
—Mehrnoush Soroush, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
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Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour, 7 May 2026
The report indicates that the organ procurement organization initially listed the liver as testing negative for cytomegalovirus, or CMV, a common virus that stays dormant in the body for life after infection and can sometimes reactivate.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
Scientists also plan to monitor dormant viruses that can reactivate during spaceflight, including those related to chickenpox and shingles, a reaction that has been previously observed aboard the ISS.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 1 Apr. 2026
The current bombardment does not create a new wound so much as reactivate the generational trauma and militarization that structure life in Iran and across the Middle East.
—Mehrnoush Soroush, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reactivate
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But after regaining power, the ship found itself in trouble again, prosecutors say, because the fuel pump used on the two generators was not designed to automatically restart after the first blackout.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 June 2026
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Gulf States will also need time to restart wells shut off during the war because there was no way to export the oil.—
Joel Mathis,
TheWeek,
17 June 2026
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Downtown reinvented itself as an entertainment destination.—
Sarah M. Boye,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2026
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Tinder and other apps made online dating more palatable for an entire generation by reinventing it as a casual mobile experience.—
Jordan Minor,
PC Magazine,
12 June 2026
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How to vote Support your favorite restaurant by casting a vote, and feel free to refresh this webpage and make another choice or continue voting for the same spot.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
15 June 2026
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The tree of critique must be refreshed with new blood.—
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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“Reactivate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reactivate. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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