reawaken
verb
re·awak·en
(ˌ)rē-ə-ˈwā-kən 
reawakened; reawakening; reawakens
: to awaken (someone or something) again
a photo that reawakened past memories
a movie that has reawakened interest in their story
Harry's temporarily stupefied brain seemed to reawaken.—
J. K. Rowling
J. K. Rowling
reawakening
noun
plural reawakenings
a spiritual reawakening
The Taylor demo … signals a reawakening of militant activism in New York.
—Sarah Ferguson
Sarah Ferguson
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Like other designers in the exhibition who have reawakened garments in our collection conceptually—through reinterpretation—Jonathan has imbued Worth’s cloak and Fanet’s dress with contemporary relevance that helps visitors connect with them both aesthetically and intellectually.
—Irene Kim, Vogue, 28 June 2024
Her enigmatic employer and his visionary daughter have built a lush new life for the global elite, one that reawakens the chef to the pleasures of taste, touch, and her own body.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 17 June 2024
Maybe that was this man’s role in your life, to reawaken you to yourself, not necessarily to be your partner.
—Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 11 June 2024
Ramaphosa’s event was designed to reawaken some of the excitement of the party’s earlier era.
—John Eligon Prentice Onayemi Anna Diamond Devin Murphy, New York Times, 21 May 2024
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Irene Kim, Vogue, 28 June 2024
Her enigmatic employer and his visionary daughter have built a lush new life for the global elite, one that reawakens the chef to the pleasures of taste, touch, and her own body.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 17 June 2024
Maybe that was this man’s role in your life, to reawaken you to yourself, not necessarily to be your partner.
—Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 11 June 2024
Ramaphosa’s event was designed to reawaken some of the excitement of the party’s earlier era.
—John Eligon Prentice Onayemi Anna Diamond Devin Murphy, New York Times, 21 May 2024
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“Reawaken.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reawaken. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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