as in reviving
to bring back to life, practice, or activity
soaring gas prices have rewakened a demand for more fuel-efficient cars
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Other introductions are the Carrera Seafarer, reviving the spirit of the 1949 tide watch, and the Carrera Split-Seconds Chronograph, introducing the rattrapante complication to this line for the first time.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
19 Jan. 2026 -
With everyone talking about 2016 nostalgia right now, TikTok currently has the hashtag #2016makeup reaching over 65,000 videos of creators reviving the makeup trends YouTubers like Aaliyah Jay and Jackie Aina ruled 10 years ago.—
Essence,
Essence,
16 Jan. 2026
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Of course, there’s nothing stopping individual families from resurrecting some of these virtues today.—
Caleb Harris,
Austin American Statesman,
14 Jan. 2026
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Brown replaced Tom Thibodeau as the Knicks’ head coach during the offseason after spending two-plus seasons resurrecting a Kings franchise that once owned the NBA’s longest playoff drought.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Congress is close to enacting a two-year authorization of Medicare telehealth services for older adults, renewing pandemic-era coverage in the nation’s largest government health insurance program.—
Bruce Japsen,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Discovery investments days after the announcement of a megadeal between the two media giants, among other purchases, according to a financial disclosure from the White House, renewing questions from ethics experts around potential conflicts of interest.—
Auzinea Bacon,
CNN Money,
17 Jan. 2026
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“Rewakening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rewakening. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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