reanimated 1 of 2

adjective

as in revived
made or become fresh in spirits or vigor the hikers were reanimated and ready to go after their brief rest along the side of the trail

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reanimated

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verb

past tense of reanimate
as in resurrected
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 reanimated
Adjective
All the while, a far-right President Mary Beth Cadwallader fans anti-reanimated sentiment with the mantra, Make America Safe Again. — Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reanimated
  1. revived
  2. resurrected
  3. refreshed
  4. renewed
  5. reborn
  6. energized
  7. regenerated
  8. recreated
Adjective
  • Gauff’s Florida Flamingos teammates in the revived co-ed league are Tommy Paul, Learner Tien, Brandon Nakashima, Iva Jovic and Eva Lys.
    — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026
  • In her revived petition filed in April, Cher claimed Allman had failed to live up to his promise to hire a business manager and was spiraling out of control.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of revived
Verb
  • And if, after three years, Fisher has resurrected Florida State football, then sit down and negotiate a conventional contract.
    — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Sep. 2026
  • But Holmes was later resurrected—his creator needed some fast cash, yes, but Britain wanted for good crime-solvers, to go by the glut of corpses and killers in Sleuth-hound.
    — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of resurrected
Adjective
  • Its refreshed interface is designed to match other Office applications.
    — StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Now in their second generation, the Bose QC Headphones have received a refreshed industrial design with new and modern styling.
    — Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of refreshed
Verb
  • The luxury behemoth renewed his contract for another five years in November 2023.
    — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Republican calls amendment misleading The campaign’s inclusion of gender-affirming care has renewed focus on that 2023 law, which Republican lawmakers passed amid a broader backlash to the transgender community nationally.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of renewed
Adjective
  • George came back strong with his 1987 solo classic Faith, reborn as a black-leather stud, shocking the music industry that had always seen him as a disposable joke.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Their songs sound both fresh and nostalgic, and at times, evoke a reborn Diana Ross & The Supremes, by way of Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of reborn
Adjective
  • The utility this weekend also de-energized lines around a brush fire that broke out Saturday, prompting evacuation orders several miles south of Lahaina town, the site of the 2023 deadly fires.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Material play and experimentation are passions of the veteran designer, who only seems to get more energized with each passing season.
    — Katie Abel, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of energized
Adjective
  • Those Renoa fibers can then be used to produce regenerated alternatives to virgin wool and cashmere.
    — Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 15 Sep. 2026
  • These neural circuits gradually reconnect until, eventually, the regenerated region becomes structurally similar to the original one.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
Definition of regenerated
Adjective
  • The environment is filled with recreated props from the Fast Saga films.
    — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The best sequences seize upon the atmospheric potential of recreated studio-Gothic sets, though there’s surprisingly scant use of B&W film-within-the-film bits.
    — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 31 July 2026
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“Reanimated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reanimated. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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