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
Back then, his face was on gigantic billboards, his adolescent dreams of rock stardom were reanimated by his acting celebrity, and the tabloids (plus South Park) were covering his public fisticuffs and affair with Meg Ryan.
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Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2025
The corpse is then reanimated as a predatory and lethal vampire.
—Literary Hub, 31 Oct. 2025
It’s revealed that Wanda had stolen Vision’s lifeless body from the government organization S.W.O.R.D. and reanimated it with her dark, powerful magic.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 11 Oct. 2025
Fanatics have been known to reanimate causes of all stripes.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 8 Sep. 2025
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Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2025
The corpse is then reanimated as a predatory and lethal vampire.
—Literary Hub, 31 Oct. 2025
It’s revealed that Wanda had stolen Vision’s lifeless body from the government organization S.W.O.R.D. and reanimated it with her dark, powerful magic.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 11 Oct. 2025
Fanatics have been known to reanimate causes of all stripes.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 8 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for reanimate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reanimate
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The race could revive a pandemic-era rivalry between Kiley and Pan, who tussled over vaccine and public health rules while serving in the state Legislature.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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The Iran conflict has muddied expectations of imminent US Federal Reserve rate cuts, with rising oil prices reviving inflation fears and forcing investors to reassess how quickly the Fed can ease policy.—
Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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Artificial men become soldiers and servants (a dead detective rebuilt as RoboCop; Bucky Barnes brainwashed to become the Winter Soldier; Anakin Skywalker resurrected as Darth Vader).—
Kennedy French,
Variety,
6 Mar. 2026
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Ralph was the perfect choice to resurrect this Vanderbilt women’s basketball program.—
Chantel Jennings,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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The clause allowed teams to renew player contracts on a year-to-year basis, generally at modest increases, meaning players couldn’t become free agents unless their teams didn’t want to keep them.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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The Madison has already been renewed for a second season.—
Uwa Ede-Osifo,
Dallas Morning News,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Reanimate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reanimate. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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