reborn

adjective

re·​born (ˌ)rē-ˈbȯrn How to pronounce reborn (audio)
: born again : regenerated, revived

Examples of reborn in a Sentence

she felt reborn after the Swedish massage
Recent Examples on the Web The 1940s Aetna Diner, later reborn as The Comet, was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 2021. Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 9 June 2024 Republicans will be seeking to flex their reborn political muscle on Long Island, where the GOP has pulled off an impressive string of victories since Biden came to office. Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2024 The Arizona State Land Commission might have put the kibosh on what’s left of the Arizona Coyotes Friday, canceling an upcoming auction for land where the former team’s owners planned to build a $3 billion arena and entertainment complex in anticipation of a reborn franchise. Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019 At a base level, however, Minsk and Moscow still have contradictory goals: Lukashenko aims to maintain maximum control over an independent Belarus, and Putin wants Russia to expand with Belarus a part of its reborn empire. Artyom Shraibman, Foreign Affairs, 31 Oct. 2023 See all Example Sentences for reborn 

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Word History

First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of reborn was in 1598

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“Reborn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reborn. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.

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reborn

adjective
re·​born (ˈ)rē-ˈbȯ(ə)rn How to pronounce reborn (audio)
: born again

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