REACTIVATE Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

reactivate

verb

Definition of reactivate

as in to restart

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Recent Examples of reactivate 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. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 7 June 2026 Then build a sharp profile around that, reactivate your network and share one insight per week. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026 When your immune system weakens with age, due to stress, or from illness, the virus can reactivate, leading to a case of shingles. — 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 See All Example Sentences for reactivate

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By late May, Iran had restarted drone production and was replacing missile sites and launchers destroyed earlier in the war, sources told CNN.

— Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
The second test will be more ambitious, with the rocket launching to 10km, shutting off its engine, and then restarting to land on deployable legs.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026

Definition of restart

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This past month, when the entire city was in the grip of basketball mania, my eyes have felt newly refreshed by the abundance of royal blue and traffic-cone orange on the streets.

— Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 3 July 2026
Sue Kim, director of color marketing at Cabot paints, says refreshing these pieces should never erase the charm.

— Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 July 2026

Definition of refresh

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In 2011, the brand was resurrected by seventh-generation master distiller Stephen Beam, a descendant of both the Dant and Beam families—yes, that Beam family.

— Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 15 July 2026
His monetary policy report to Congress resurrected a practice of reporting on the size of the money supply.

— Matt Peterson, CNBC, 15 July 2026

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