rekindle
verb (used with object)
to excite, stir up, or rouse anew.
has rekindled
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present perfectof rekindle (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Pershing Square CEO Bill Ackman, who stormed out of his Netflix investment a few years ago, has rekindled that old flame.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
The personal struggle and public fight against Lineage has rekindled her Catholicism, the 52-year-old said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
The clash has rekindled a debate many Arizona voters had hoped to move on from.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
But the Middle East war has rekindled concerns, with the Bank of England signalling that interest rates may need to rise if the war pushes up inflation -- even at the expense of economic growth.
From Barron's ● May 14, 2026
Meanwhile the brilliant recompense of Cardoni's services has rekindled the hopes of the majority; there are fifteen or sixteen vacant Hats, which will be given to those who have deserved best of the new dogma.
From Letters From Rome on the Council by Johann Joseph Ignaz von D?llinger
