reawakens

verb

present tense third-person singular of reawaken
as in revives

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  1. revives
  2. stimulates
  3. stirs
  4. provokes
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  • Continue reading … VIRUS RECKONING — COVID fury explodes as Fauci hearing revives 'insane' lockdown nightmare tales.
    — , FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026
  • Storm on Sesame Street also revives a theme the franchise has tackled before.
    — SPIN Staff, SPIN, 30 July 2026
Definition of revives
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  • The percussive vibration unclogs impurities and excess sebum while the accompanying massage motion stimulates blood microcirculation and supports lymphatic drainage—exactly the mechanisms Cirino prioritizes in his professional treatments.
    — Tanya Akim, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • This could be because glycolic acid stimulates collagen production and cell turnover and proliferation (the production of new skin cells).
    — Laura Dorwart, Health, 22 July 2026
Definition of stimulates
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  • Refusing to do so, Luis stirs a rivalry and potentially endangers his own employment.
    — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 31 July 2026
  • While dealing with an impending counterattack from Oda, Murashige finds that trouble stirs in his own courts as mysterious deaths, from a child prisoner to other officials, end up mysteriously murdered.
    — Zachary Lee, IndieWire, 27 July 2026
Definition of stirs
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  • The second provokes disappointment, but both provide closure.
    — Alejandro Cárdenas Villa, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • In my own research, threatening a man’s sense of manhood – but not a woman’s womanhood – reliably provokes aggression, and the men who react most strongly are those who feel the most pressure to live up to masculine ideals.
    — Adam Stanaland, The Conversation, 20 July 2026
Definition of provokes
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