as in to revive
to bring back to life, practice, or activity
soaring gas prices have rewakened a demand for more fuel-efficient cars
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Read on for reasons why your aloe vera plant could be dying and how to revive it.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
22 Feb. 2026 -
In recognition of this, the Florida Legislature revived a proposal that would let certain trainees and interns voluntarily earn below Florida’s constitutional minimum wage, with HB 221 clearing its second House Committee.—
Paul Lopez,
Sun Sentinel,
22 Feb. 2026
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For instance, the United States won both gold medals in skeleton when the discipline was resurrected (after a half-century hiatus) in Salt Lake City in 2002, and Russia won gold in men’s parallel slalom in that snowboarding event’s first iteration in 2014.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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Cursive Academy, founded by husband and wife Terrell and Chelsea Whittington, earned its nonprofit status in November 2025 and partners with organizations, companies and individuals to resurrect the art of penmanship.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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The accident renewed the debate over crossing safety and led to some experimentation in placing impassible barriers at crossings instead of gates.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Feb. 2026
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Her health care premium, meanwhile, increased 110% recently because Congress did not renew the ACA enhanced premium tax credits.—
Linh Tat,
Oc Register,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Rewaken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rewaken. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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