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reactivate

[ree-ak-tuh-veyt] / riˈæk təˌveɪt /
VERB
start again
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This “”will inevitably reactivate the trauma of some victims…some of whom are not necessarily known to us,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 20, 2026

In later years, especially in older adults or in people whose immune systems are weakened, this dormant virus can reactivate and cause shingles.

From Science Daily Dec. 3, 2025

Customers can only reactivate frozen accounts, open new ones, or sign on to banking apps.

From BBC Nov. 29, 2025

"Injecting economic resources into affected families helps reactivate the local economy," he says.

From BBC Oct. 1, 2025

Piper had no idea how to reactivate him.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

It is not yet clear whether it works by broadly stimulating the immune system, by reducing how often the varicella-zoster virus reactivates, or through another pathway entirely.

From Science Daily Dec. 3, 2025

When she reactivates, having observed the animals for some long period, she’s able to communicate with them, though they’re terrified of her.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 26, 2024

"If you ever log on to your account for any reason, even accidentally, because it is an app on your phone it reactivates and then sends a new order," she said.

From BBC Mar. 14, 2024

Next, the researchers compared these fish’s gastrointestinal tracts with those of fish they had injected with pieces of messenger RNA encoding an enzyme that reactivates the disabled telomerase gene in the gut.

From Science Magazine May 18, 2023

After a person recovers from chickenpox, the virus can remain dormant in the body for many years, until it reactivates and becomes shingles.

From Seattle Times Mar. 24, 2023

Later in the evening, Webb deleted his account and has not reactivated it.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

A few tankers filled with Iranian crude crossed the Strait of Hormuz this week, while others that had been hiding their location reactivated their radio signals, analysts and ship trackers said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 20, 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

Grolite, a high-performance mineral soil conditioner, is being brought in from the Netherlands to keep the grass healthy and the original irrigation system is being reactivated.

From Barron's May 12, 2026

A count of five later, the lights flickered on, and the crash bracelets steadied her as the board reactivated, rising smoothly up under her feet with reassuring solidness.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld

"We are giving neurons their spark back by reducing oxidative stress and reactivating the brain's mitochondria," Narayana said.

From Science Daily May 26, 2026

But experts who spoke to AFP said that reactivating the plants would not lower electricity prices.

From Barron's Mar. 31, 2026

Termination was never automatic after 13 strikes, and there was no evidence Cox ever terminated a subscriber’s account without reactivating it.

From Slate Nov. 28, 2025

“We are focused on reactivating the large amount of research studies that have been on hold for over a year now,” Waldron said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times May 7, 2024

“For a job like this, we need our very best. And that’s me. I’m reactivating myself.”

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer




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