as in to revive
to bring back to life, practice, or activity
the trip to Ireland rekindled her interest in learning Gaelic
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Recent Examples of rekindle
The couple, who rekindled their romance in 2023, sat down for an interview with Entertainment Tonight to discuss their relationship and gush over one another.
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Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 5 Nov. 2024
Watching Max Verstappen take the win at the Brazilian Grand Prix rekindles recollections of his race in 2016.
—Kanzah Maktoum, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
That's led to questions about whether monetary policymakers should proceed more conservatively to minimize the risk of rekindling of inflation.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2024
For these Georgians, Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 rekindled memories of Russian aggression in their own country.
—Christian Edwards, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024
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Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 5 Nov. 2024
Watching Max Verstappen take the win at the Brazilian Grand Prix rekindles recollections of his race in 2016.
—Kanzah Maktoum, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
That's led to questions about whether monetary policymakers should proceed more conservatively to minimize the risk of rekindling of inflation.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2024
For these Georgians, Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 rekindled memories of Russian aggression in their own country.
—Christian Edwards, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for rekindle
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In Austin, Penfold Theatre revives razor-sharp 'Art,' a comic drama about friendship In addition to underwriting the big Spanish-language shows, Austin Opera will use the Butler endowment to fund residences, workshops and new pieces.Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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When the caper drama was revived in summer 2021 as Freevee’s Leverage: Redemption, Hodge — as did co-stars Gina Bellman, Christian Kane and Beth Riesgraf — reprised his role from the TNT series.Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 20 Nov. 2024
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In his appeal, Allen could resurrect the issue of judicial bias ― that Gull was not a neutral arbiter but a judge who has shown explicit favoritism of the prosecution.Kristine Phillips, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Nov. 2024
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Reps of former horror icon Peter Cushing will be all too aware of this as they are currently tied up in a legal battle after Cushing was resurrected in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story a decade ago.Max Goldbart, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024
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In recent weeks, Catalunya Radio reported that there's a belief De Jong is purposely ignoring Barca's attempts to renew his contract and spread out the deferred pay he is owed from the pandemic.Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
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If Congress does not renew them, an extra four million people would become uninsured, according to a report by the Urban Institute.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
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“Rekindle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rekindle. Accessed 5 Dec. 2024.
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