REANIMATING Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

reanimating

verb

present participle of reanimate

as in reviving

to bring back to life, practice, or activity the new multiplex has begun to reanimate the shabby neighborhood

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Westlock Village emerged from development purgatory to apply for building permits in late September, reviving a 4-year-old plan to bring 256 homes to the corner of State Street and Ulmer Lane in West Boise.

— Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 16 Oct. 2026
Normalizing an extreme idea But the idea of reviving public executions has, in fact, been openly discussed in more mainstream right-wing circles, beyond the CREC.

— Odette Yousef, NPR, 15 Oct. 2026

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After resurrecting iconic consoles like the 2600 and Mattel’s Intellivision, Atari is relaunching one of the brand’s personal computers that originally debuted 43 years ago.

— Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 8 Oct. 2026
Madonna has spent her career borrowing, referencing, resurrecting and reinventing, but never at the expense of distinctly looking and feeling like herself.

— Sadie Kargman, Allure, 28 Sep. 2026

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AutoGov takes care of regular tasks like renewing licenses, paying bills, and booking routine health appointments.

— Inzamam Rashid, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026
Cable and telco giant Rogers Communications recently chose against renewing the broadcast of Saturday night National Hockey League games on the CBC, a Hockey Night in Canada tradition for the public broadcaster begun in 1952.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026

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