reawoke

verb

variants or reawaked
past tense of reawake
as in reawakened

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reawoke
  1. set off
  2. revived
  3. resurrected
  4. turned on
  5. refreshed
  6. recreated
  7. renewed
  8. infused
Verb
  • That set off a flurry of Houthi attacks on Saudi infrastructure, and the Houthis’ announcement of a blockade against Saudi shipping on the Red Sea — now the main corridor for Saudi energy exports.
    — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
  • That his name was leaked as a prospective future CEO to drama-seeking observers only set off erroneous ripple effects of speculation that Solomon was headed out the door.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of set off
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  • Negotiations on both fell apart earlier this month but could still be revived in the lame duck session.
    — David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Founding members Scherzinger, Wyatt and Roberts revived PCD earlier this year following a brief reunion as a quintet in 2019.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 28 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
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  • When it is turned on, only members the user has chosen to contact can see the user’s profile.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Everything gets turned on per the instructions, and the recording stops on its own after six hours of data collection.
    — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of turned on
Verb
  • That refreshed rye bread, which now comes from Fred’s Bakery and Deli, a Beverlywood institution, is one of the key reasons Langer’s pastrami sandwiches have become the standard by which all other pastrami sandwiches are judged.
    — Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Not refreshed old engines, not some mild-hybrid workaround, but genuinely new small-blocks designed to keep eight cylinders doing what eight cylinders have been doing for decades.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of refreshed
Verb
  • During her pregnancy, Katie recreated the cover of her mom’s iconic 1990 workout video, Pregnancy Plus Workout.
    — Emma Banks, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The San Felipe Fort was recreated in Central London during winter by a creative team led by a female cinematographer, editor and production designer.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of recreated
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
Verb
  • Priced at $23 for a 16-ounce bottle, The Wash is a full body, sulfate-free cleanser, infused with aloe vera, sunflower seed oil, glycerin and colloidal oatmeal.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2026
  • It’s infused with peppermint and cedar essential oils, and each bottle has enough of the solution to last for up to 2,000 sprays.
    — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of infused
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