as in to revive
to bring back to life, practice, or activity
the new multiplex has begun to reanimate the shabby neighborhood
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Recent Examples of reanimate
The irreplaceable Barbara Cook put her interpretive stamp on Sondheim’s songbook in her concert tributes, reanimating musical treasures through her own introspective moonlight.
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2025
The scientists and guards just stand there a few feet away waiting for the super zombies to reanimate.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
There, those who live along the border, which is reinforced by not one but three walls, are pushed, after a food crisis, to reanimate and eat extinct species—a process later appropriated by the superrich, for more voyeuristic amusements.
—David L. Ulin, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2025
They’re reanimated, pale, putrid corpses that are also seductive.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 14 Jan. 2025
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2025
The scientists and guards just stand there a few feet away waiting for the super zombies to reanimate.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
There, those who live along the border, which is reinforced by not one but three walls, are pushed, after a food crisis, to reanimate and eat extinct species—a process later appropriated by the superrich, for more voyeuristic amusements.
—David L. Ulin, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2025
They’re reanimated, pale, putrid corpses that are also seductive.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 14 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reanimate
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The new Roger Dubuis Excalibur Grande Complication revives the signature bi-retrograde display and adds a flying tourbillon and a minute repeater for a full-on high-watchmaking spectacle. Passport: Explore the finest destinations and experiences around the world in the Forbes Passport newsletter.—
Carol Besler,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Emergency crews were unable to revive him and he was pronounced dead at a hospital, officials said.—
Don Sweeney,
Miami Herald,
20 Apr. 2025
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Trump resurrected that version of the program, with law enforcement agencies in Florida signing over 100 task force model agreements since February.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
17 Apr. 2025
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Easter is still a few days away, but the Lorde has been resurrected.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
16 Apr. 2025
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Sewell Avery, chairman of Montgomery Ward & Co., refused to renew a union contract on orders of the War Labor Board.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2025
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Yes, Fire Country has been renewed for a fourth season.—
Christopher Rudolph,
People.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Reanimate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reanimate. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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