REWAKENS Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

rewakens

verb

present tense third-person singular of rewaken

as in revives

to bring back to life, practice, or activity soaring gas prices have rewakened a demand for more fuel-efficient cars

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Scrooge the literary character survives and revives as not only a man of Dickens’ time and place but as an archetype of our long and sketchy human history.

— Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2026
In 2010 New York, a suspicious death revives the mystery and puts a diamond courier and a handsome bicycle messenger in danger.

— Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of revives

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After Season 1 broke fans’ hearts with the death of X-Men member Gambit, Season 2 resurrects the card-throwing hero as one of Apocalypse’s Horsemen.

— Jordan Moreau, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
Wolf defeats Genichiro, who resurrects through the power of the Rejuvenating Waters and escapes.

— Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Aug. 2026

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Portugal Kiluanji Kia Henda’s satirical future history of Angola imagines that the nation renews itself as a Marxist state.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2026
Koizumi renews concern over China’s naval activity Koizumi raised concern Thursday about China’s increasing naval activity in southwestern Japan.

— Jim Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

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