How to Use reactivate in a Sentence

reactivate

verb
Definition of reactivatenext
Synonyms for reactivatenext
  • The airline plans to fully reactivate its entire fleet by the end of the of year.
    — Lionel Lim, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2023
  • At 20 mph, the motor will cut out and the cyclist will have to pedal the bike to reactivate it.
    — Stephanie Pearson, WIRED, 8 Sep. 2024
  • The ministry said the alarm had gone off the day before the crime and security guards failed to reactivate it.
    — Natalie Croker, CNN, 27 Jan. 2022
  • Losing in the second round for the first time in a decade should reactivate that chip of disrespect.
    — Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 May 2023
  • The virus lies dormant in your body, but triggers can reactivate it.
    — Jennifer Sabour, Health, 5 May 2024
  • To reactivate the liquid, Perez would make rounds on set with a hot water bottle, squirting the cast.
    — Katie Reul, Variety, 23 Nov. 2022
  • When the immune system weakens, the virus can be reactivated and cause a rash.
    — Joe and Teresa Graedon, oregonlive, 29 May 2023
  • Then, the high court’s decision last June to overturn Roe v. Wade reactivated the statutes.
    — Todd Richmond, Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2023
  • But in July, the service saw a 137% increase in the number of talent that either reactivated their Cameo accounts or joined the app for the first time.
    — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 30 Aug. 2023
  • The virus then stays in your system and can reactivate later on, causing shingles.
    — Alex Vance, Fortune Well, 26 Apr. 2023
  • Within minutes of his speaking to the rep, on Jan. 27, the account was reactivated.
    — Ron Lieber, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2023
  • Medical staff tried for a sixth time to reactivate her heart with no luck and she was considered dead at 2:36 p.m. on Friday.
    — Mehmet Guzel, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2024
  • This doesn't mean that new fissure might not open or old fissure won't reactivate, but much of the lava is now being erupted from the fissure 8 cone.
    — Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 4 June 2018
  • The soap, Heman explained, would be made with compounds that could reactivate the cells that guard human skin, enabling them to fight cancer cells.
    — Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 25 Oct. 2023
  • With luck, jiggling the car can reactivate the transmitter and unlock the doors, but Chevy warns against relying on this approach.
    — John Phillips, Car and Driver, 31 Dec. 2022
  • Members were able to opt to reactivate their accounts, which entitles them to see three movies a week and get other discounts.
    — Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY, 25 June 2021
  • It is caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox, which remains in the nerves even after chickenpox has cleared up and can reactivate.
    — Jem Aswad, Variety, 10 June 2022
  • The budget for the current fiscal year included $10 million to reactivate the state guard and cover the costs of six positions.
    — Jim Turner, Sun Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2023
  • The hands stop ticking around the dial, but the movement continues to track time internally and then resets the hands to the correct time once the watch is reactivated.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2024
  • That includes dormant lifeforms that are reactivated when there is enough rain in the region.
    — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 7 Sep. 2023
  • The extension was never completed, but the weight and movement of the dirt shifted the balance of the earth enough to reactivate the slide, sending the land into a slow-motion descent toward the sea.
    — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2023
  • Now, 120 years after being built, the armory is being reactivated for a new tour of duty.
    — Lia Russell, Baltimore Sun, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Twitter users have loudly fled the platform, in many cases, only to reactivate their accounts after a few days or weeks off.
    — Brandy Zadrozny, NBC News, 2 Dec. 2022
  • Nearly 10 years after an oil spill in Santa Barbara County, a plan to reactivate a pipeline has sparked anger.
    — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2024
  • Soon after Hong Kong reactivated inbound tourism, our business and inbound tourism strategies paid off, the park said in a statement.
    — Patrick Frater, Variety, 25 June 2024
  • But in 1992, a neighbor coaxed him to Santa Rosa, and Harper, who grew up playing in his backyard in Saskatchewan, felt some long dormant pleasure center reactivate in his brain.
    — Andrew Keh Bryan Meltz, New York Times, 24 July 2023
  • The site, under Musk, reactivated Trump’s account in late 2022.
    — Jonathan O'Connell, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2024
  • The anti-Trump coalition was just waiting to be reactivated.
    — Paul Kane, Washington Post, 25 July 2024
  • If this issue affects you, don’t try to reactivate your account or create a new one, as Instagram is trying to figure this out.
    — José Adorno, BGR, 31 Oct. 2022
  • Importantly, when the mTOR pathway is reactivated, the blastoids go right back to their normal development process.
    — Michael Irving, New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2024

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