reactivates

Definition of reactivatesnext
present tense third-person singular of reactivate
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Verb
  • Eliminating them restarts the project clock.
    Ben Link, The Conversation, 8 May 2026
  • The loan, promised to Kyiv months ago, has been long delayed because Hungary’s outgoing Prime Minister Victor Orbán was blocking it, demanding Ukraine restarts the flow of Russian oil into Europe.
    Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The Lee x Feng Chen Wang collection reinvents the heritage denim brand’s silhouettes through deconstruction and artisanal techniques.
    Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 21 Apr. 2026
  • And yet, in placing new context and bodies inside the suit of ’80s excess, The Jellicle Ball reinvents it.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The South Carolina rapper refreshes a throwback beat with a really sticky hook.
    Mano Sundaresan, Pitchfork, 11 May 2026
  • The right dry shampoo refreshes strands, boosts volume, and protects from overwashing damage.
    Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 29 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Their ferocious poetry resurrects them, inviting other mad seekers to take up their story.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 1 May 2026
  • The unrestricted grant resurrects the spirt of the AIDS Treatment Project, which Giorno started when the epidemic left so many artists in need beginning in the early ’80s.
    Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
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“Reactivates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reactivates. Accessed 15 May. 2026.

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