reactivated
- past participle of reactivate.
- past tense form of reactivate.
Example Sentences
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In a sign of a less hostile climate in the area, several oil tankers in Iran's shadow fleet, all under international sanctions, reactivated their transponders on Tuesday and Wednesday.
From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026
"If stolen phones cannot be reactivated, their value collapses, and so does the incentive to steal them," Sir Mark said.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
Last year, DHS reactivated a $2 million contract with the U.S. subsidiary of Israeli spyware company Paragon Solutions, which makes Graphite, a hacking tool that can infiltrate encrypted messaging apps such as Signal and WhatsApp.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
"We suspect that this is due to the triangular moulins that have been reactivated repeatedly over the years since 2019," Humbert explained.
From Science Daily • Jan. 5, 2026
Petey reactivated the traps surrounding Otto, charging the air with static electricity that raised the hairs on Otto’s neck and arms.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
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