reactivates

Definition of reactivatesnext
present tense third-person singular of reactivate
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Verb
  • This shuts off the engine at stoplights or when idling, and restarts it once the accelerator is pressed.
    ABC News, ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026
  • The new dates fall a week after the men’s World Cup final on July 19 and three weeks into the second half of the 2026 National Women’s Soccer League season, which restarts after a summer pause on July 3.
    Theo Lloyd-Hughes, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • Salesforce reinvents Slack for the AI age Back when Salesforce acquired Slack in 2021 for $27 billion, AI was not the driving force of the tech industry and AI agents were not on anyone's radar.
    Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • This dry shampoo refreshes hair between wash days or after sweaty gym sessions.
    Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Update Your Mirror or Hardware Swapping cabinet knobs, drawer pulls and towel hooks is a quick project that refreshes the room without a renovation.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Far from being a nostalgic nod, this trend resurrects the kind of practical elegance that characterized generations past.
    Alex Sales, Glamour, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Written with Owen Temple, the song resurrects an image Baumann had in his mind for years, that of humankind spinning through space, all of us in this together.
    Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 2026
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“Reactivates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reactivates. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.

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