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Recent Examples of reactivate
The estrogen used in MHT can reactivate the disease.
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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
Even after administrators reinstalled the operating system, swapped out hard drives, or took other common disinfection steps, ILObleed would remain intact and reactivate the disk-wiping attack.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 24 Sep. 2025
Kimmel himself mocked the backlash on last night’s show, producing a piece of paper and reading a statement on his bosses’ behalf that instructed viewers on how to reactivate their Disney+ subscriptions.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 24 Sep. 2025
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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
Even after administrators reinstalled the operating system, swapped out hard drives, or took other common disinfection steps, ILObleed would remain intact and reactivate the disk-wiping attack.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 24 Sep. 2025
Kimmel himself mocked the backlash on last night’s show, producing a piece of paper and reading a statement on his bosses’ behalf that instructed viewers on how to reactivate their Disney+ subscriptions.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reactivate
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Over the past 20 years, multiple space agencies have restarted research into NEP and NTP systems to support missions to the Moon, Mars, and other deep-space destinations.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
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Most have selected their lawyer as the first witness, with the second choice split between a relative and a spiritual adviser, according to Jeffrey Collins, an Associated Press reporter who has attended the past seven executions since the state restarted executing people in 2024.—
Katie Moore,
Kansas City Star,
8 Jan. 2026
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But now the smallest cosmopolitan city in the world—as the community of 58,000 inhabitants describes itself—is reinventing itself.—
CNT Editors,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Jan. 2026
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Here's how eight top corporate leaders navigated change to reinvent their companies.—
Julia Boorstin,
CNBC,
7 Jan. 2026
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Amazon’s home shop is hosting under-the-radar deals on duvet inserts to refresh your bedroom without spending too much.—
Rylee Johnston,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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A lot of us are excited to refresh our spaces in the new year.—
Shagun Khare,
The Spruce,
9 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 12 Jan. 2026.
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