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Recent Examples of reactivation
Scientists suspect that the shingles vaccination may help by preventing the reactivation of dormant viruses like varicella zoster and herpes simplex, which are thought to contribute to brain inflammation and the accumulation of dangerous proteins linked to dementia.
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Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 7 Dec. 2025
What is being proposed is the restoration of democratic order in Venezuela, the dismantling of a drug cartel, the reactivation of the oil industry and, most importantly, the weakening of the dangerous influence of China, Russia, and Iran in the Western Hemisphere.
—Arturo McFields, The Hill, 26 Nov. 2025
Shingles is a red, blistery, painful rash caused by the reactivation of the virus that causes chicken pox.
—Amy McGorry, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
While 2022 saw the opening or reactivation of 40 coal mines, 151 mines closed or were nonoperational that same year, an 18% decline from the year before.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
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Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 7 Dec. 2025
What is being proposed is the restoration of democratic order in Venezuela, the dismantling of a drug cartel, the reactivation of the oil industry and, most importantly, the weakening of the dangerous influence of China, Russia, and Iran in the Western Hemisphere.
—Arturo McFields, The Hill, 26 Nov. 2025
Shingles is a red, blistery, painful rash caused by the reactivation of the virus that causes chicken pox.
—Amy McGorry, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
While 2022 saw the opening or reactivation of 40 coal mines, 151 mines closed or were nonoperational that same year, an 18% decline from the year before.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reactivation
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Tsissios and his colleagues found, however, that tadpole cells appear to be worse at sensing oxygen than embryonic mice cells do—suggesting that tissue regeneration may be influenced by both levels of oxygen and the animals’ ability to sense it.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
9 Apr. 2026
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Along with treatments, focus has shifted to preservation and regeneration.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Apr. 2026
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The revival’s ace in the hole is way simpler than that.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2026
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For the revival, the tables are turned.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Spring is a time for renewal, and that includes refreshing your ‘to be read’ pile.—
Theara Coleman,
TheWeek,
7 Apr. 2026
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Board members’ terms are staggered so that all seven seats are not up for renewal in the same year.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
7 Apr. 2026
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Moving to Saissac has been a rebirth for her art and creativity.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
7 Apr. 2026
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But Roosevelt later declared his time there a glorious period of strenuous living and personal rebirth.—
Beverly Gage,
The Atlantic,
5 Apr. 2026
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The health plan revitalization, the key issue for writers this round, will come with some cuts to benefits for writers as well.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Apr. 2026
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Other establishments have also received economic help to open and operate in the downtown area amid a multi-year revitalization effort supported by Glenview officials.—
Jennifer Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
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Utah’s canyon country has always been a source of rejuvenation and connection for me — the kaleidoscope of rocks, raucous pinyon jays, the legacy of millennia of inhabitants.—
Stephen Trimble,
Denver Post,
8 Apr. 2026
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Nintendo and Mario himself helped immensely with the medium’s cultural rejuvenation.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
5 Apr. 2026
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With last Sunday being Easter and representing resurrection and renewal, National Child Abuse Prevention Month should be a new beginning for this year.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
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Traditional ceremonies at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, revered by Christians as the traditional site of Jesus' crucifixion and resurrection, were scaled back under an agreement with Israeli police.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Apr. 2026
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Situated inside a luxury hotel, a good LaMelo Ball alley-oop pass away from Spectrum Center, the architect of the Charlotte Hornets’ resurgence is relaxed momentarily.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
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Tight end has been one of the NFL’s most versatile positions in the past decade-plus due to the emergence of the passing game and, recently, the resurgence of the run game.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Reactivation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reactivation. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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