as in to revive
to bring back to life, practice, or activity
the trip to Ireland rekindled her interest in learning Gaelic
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Recent Examples of rekindle
The former couple rekindled their romance multiple times, ultimately calling it quits in late 2021 after Thompson fathered a child with Maralee Nichols while still in a relationship with Kardashian.
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Rachel McRady, People.com, 23 Jan. 2025
Emotionally raw, and alone in the city, Ari reluctantly forces himself to rekindle his relationships with old friends.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 22 Jan. 2025
The camaraderie at the show is electric, new friendships are made and old ones are rekindled.
—Fairchild Studio, WWD, 21 Jan. 2025
High-net-worth foreigners are moving in, rents are rising, and private members’ clubs are opening their doors, rekindling the spirit of the city’s hedonistic heyday in the 1980s, when Elio Fiorucci rubbed shoulders with Giorgio Armani.
—Elena Clavarino, airmail.news, 18 Jan. 2025
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Rachel McRady, People.com, 23 Jan. 2025
Emotionally raw, and alone in the city, Ari reluctantly forces himself to rekindle his relationships with old friends.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 22 Jan. 2025
The camaraderie at the show is electric, new friendships are made and old ones are rekindled.
—Fairchild Studio, WWD, 21 Jan. 2025
High-net-worth foreigners are moving in, rents are rising, and private members’ clubs are opening their doors, rekindling the spirit of the city’s hedonistic heyday in the 1980s, when Elio Fiorucci rubbed shoulders with Giorgio Armani.
—Elena Clavarino, airmail.news, 18 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rekindle
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Officers and paramedics rendered aid but the man could not be revived.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Jan. 2025
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The Western North-South Connector Study received public opposition and was tabled for a time, but revived after residents of the area began asking for help with traffic congestion.—
Ron Wood,
arkansasonline.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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Kitchen 57 has also resurrected its brunch with new cocktails and special menu items, like short rib hash and popovers with homemade berry jam — and of course those necessities, bottomless mimosas and two-for-one Bloody Marys and Micheladas.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
24 Jan. 2025
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The irony is striking—the man who built his political brand on confronting China now fights to resurrect one of its most effective tools for gathering American data.—
Raul A. Reyes,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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In the latter scenario, Congress would consider border and defense legislation first and then renew Trump’s 2017 tax cuts later in the year.—
David Sivak,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
21 Jan. 2025
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One of Real Madrid's top transfer targets will snub the Spanish soccer giant by not joining it on a free transfer this summer and instead renewing terms with his current employers according to MARCA, which cited anonymous sources.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Rekindle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rekindle. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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