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 creature was then dug up and reanimated through the eyes of Terence Fisher in 1957, Mel Brooks in 1974 and Kenneth Branagh in 1994, to name a few.
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Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 6 Mar. 2026
Noticing Dylan’s reanimation of a cliché and then using his own turns of phrase to reanimate it once more, Ricks recycles language to give it a second life.
—Katie Kadue, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Toy Story is literally a child’s fantasy come to life, imagining a world where toys have lives of their own and reanimate whenever the kids leave the room.
—Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025
Fanatics have been known to reanimate causes of all stripes.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 8 Sep. 2025
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Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 6 Mar. 2026
Noticing Dylan’s reanimation of a cliché and then using his own turns of phrase to reanimate it once more, Ricks recycles language to give it a second life.
—Katie Kadue, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Toy Story is literally a child’s fantasy come to life, imagining a world where toys have lives of their own and reanimate whenever the kids leave the room.
—Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025
Fanatics have been known to reanimate causes of all stripes.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reanimate
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My manufacturing, industrial and economics background will be helpful to Congress and the administration in efforts to revive our economy.—
Kevin Fixler
May 3,
Idaho Statesman,
3 May 2026
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Her campaign drew on the enduring support base associated with her father’s presidency, while also reviving deep divisions within Peruvian society.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 May 2026
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Chopa is resurrecting Caffe Vialetto with a new name — Casa Vialetto — and a similar menu, in a new location at 267 Alhambra Circle in the Gables.—
Connie Ogle
May 2,
Miami Herald,
2 May 2026
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Their ferocious poetry resurrects them, inviting other mad seekers to take up their story.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
1 May 2026
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Which meant that Special was renewed and canceled on the same phone call.—
Ryan O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
4 May 2026
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First, California could renew the tax every year, cementing the state as inhospitable for the wealthy, many of whom will simply leave – which many billionaires have – or choose not to establish businesses in California at all.—
Douglas Schoen,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
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“Reanimate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reanimate. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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