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
Fanatics have been known to reanimate causes of all stripes.
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Philip Elliott, Time, 8 Sep. 2025
Early in season 2, he's reanimated by Pugsley (Isaac Ordonez) due to Pugsley's electrokinesis abilities.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2025
In the first half of the new season, she's reanimated the dead, gained an invisible stalker, and lost a duel with her own mother.
—PC Magazine, 29 Aug. 2025
Many commentators react to these re-animated clips with visceral disgust and horror, often citing works of fiction that warn against meddling with memories, or attempting to reanimate the dead.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
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Philip Elliott, Time, 8 Sep. 2025
Early in season 2, he's reanimated by Pugsley (Isaac Ordonez) due to Pugsley's electrokinesis abilities.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2025
In the first half of the new season, she's reanimated the dead, gained an invisible stalker, and lost a duel with her own mother.
—PC Magazine, 29 Aug. 2025
Many commentators react to these re-animated clips with visceral disgust and horror, often citing works of fiction that warn against meddling with memories, or attempting to reanimate the dead.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reanimate
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Barnes & Noble will open four new bookstores in the Chicago area by summertime, including a flagship location downtown on State Street, part of a national move to revive its brick-and-mortar retail presence.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Jan. 2026
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An effort to set that up stalled in the California legislature last year, but there's a growing pressure to revive something like it.—
Kirk Siegler,
NPR,
7 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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His original announcement on October 13 stated his contract was simply not being renewed, but this new report confirms the non-renewal has been escalated to an early termination.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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The Grossmont board declined to renew the contract of Christian Wallis, its previous chief executive, in March without providing a public reason for the dismissal.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Reanimate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reanimate. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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