REAWAKENING Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

reawakening

verb

present participle of reawaken

as in reviving

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Bahrain is reviving an old F1 tradition by joining Switzerland, San Marino and Luxembourg as countries which were the official hosts of F1 races actually taking place elsewhere.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026
The full cycle of forming a spore and then reviving it came to nearly 10 billion ATP molecules, one of the most expensive things a bacterium ever does.

— Canan Karakoç, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of reviving

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Yes, that’s twice as many treatment options as the previous Series 2 mask—which means this pick is clinically proven to diminish the appearance of crepiness by stimulating collagen and elastin, as well as pigmentation concerns.

— Jenny Berg, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2026
Kratom can be stimulating or sedating, depending on the dosage taken, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration.

— Anthony Cusumano, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of stimulating

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Major Wilson, 17, has been around horses most of his life and now spends much of his time helping younger riders get ready, showing them how to saddle their horses without exciting them.

— Jhair Romero, Houston Chronicle, 26 Feb. 2026
For Harrington and her husband Dante, the thought of triplets was shocking but exciting all the same.

— Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025

Definition of exciting

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Trotting out this try-hard trifecta of confusing, uninspired installments in a year that’s seen so many entertaining, thought-provoking additions to the horror genre?

— Jen Chaney, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2026
Tom Cruise‘s Digger is being called a very big swing of a dramatic satire that’s provoking very mixed reactions after the film’s first press screenings.

— James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026

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