reawaken
Britishverb
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to emerge or rouse from sleep
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to become or make aware of (something) again
Example Sentences
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Detailed modeling points to at least two separate ejection events, months apart -- clear evidence that black holes can episodically "reawaken" after periods of apparent inactivity.
From Science Daily • Oct. 16, 2025
It’s designed to reawaken a ghost from the Vietnam era that has proven enduring, despite being repeatedly debunked.
From Salon • Jun. 11, 2025
And a planned field campaign this month to Waesche will explore the possibility that climate change could reawaken ice-bound volcanoes, whose hot, eruptive bursts could in turn accelerate ice loss in a new, dangerous feedback.
From Science Magazine • Dec. 2, 2024
“Together we can reawaken the heroic spirit of a great nation,” she said.
From Slate • Mar. 8, 2024
I think this is when a small part of my mind started to slowly reawaken itself.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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