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rekindled

verb

past tense of rekindle
as in revived
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 Synonyms for rekindled
  1. revived
  2. renewed
  3. resurrected
Verb
  • The long-running lawsuit was filed four years ago, got dismissed the following year, and was later revived on appeal.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Shares fell after a global outage struck during Dreamforce and OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra release revived AI-disruption fears, yet Guggenheim reiterated its $300 target just two days later on September 20.
    — Tony Zhang, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of revived
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  • The other, Peacock’s The Five Star Weekend, has been renewed for a second season.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The show is not only an Emmy magnet but was enough of a hit that Peacock just renewed it for three more seasons, not including this upcoming one and the non-celebrity version.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of renewed
Verb
  • 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
  • Carrie Bradshaw’s dress, worn by actress Sarah Jessica Parker, was resurrected in 2025 on Jenna Ortega, who attended the Hurry Up Tomorrow premiere clad in the look.
    — Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of resurrected
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“Rekindled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rekindled. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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