REAWAKENING Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

reawakening

verb

present participle of reawaken

as in reviving

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Corum is reviving its iconic Coin watch, first created in 1964 by ingeniously slicing a 22-karat gold Double Eagle coin.

— Roberta Naas, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Perhaps the primary force behind reviving his memory was his brother Morrison Foster, who published a biography about him in 1896.

— Christopher Lynch, The Conversation, 1 July 2026

Definition of reviving

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The process involved suctioning the newborn's airway and stimulating him.

— Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
The addition of crushed silicate rock such as basalt to the soil can improve tree nutrition in two ways, either by stimulating tree growth via directly releasing nutrients into the soil, or by increasing soil PH.

— Jamie Hailstone, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of stimulating

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Major Wilson, 17, has been around horses most of his life and now spends much of his time helping younger riders get ready, showing them how to saddle their horses without exciting them.

— Jhair Romero, Houston Chronicle, 26 Feb. 2026
For Harrington and her husband Dante, the thought of triplets was shocking but exciting all the same.

— Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025

Definition of exciting

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If that conversation also seems too anxiety-provoking, focus on modes of communication that do feel accessible to you.

— R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026
Temperatures reached historic highs Historic high temperatures in 2003, surpassed this time, were blamed for 15,000 deaths, provoking a national reckoning about care of older people, who were particularly hard-hit.

— John Leicester, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026

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