REACTIVATIONS Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

reactivations

noun

plural of reactivation

as in revivals

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Noun

And when the Stray Cats and the Blasters brought their rockabilly revivals to the mainstream in the Eighties, the Cramps were just too weird and nasty for primetime.

— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026
And in the nineteenth century, religious revivals, the labor movement, African American communities, and other popular movements organized circles that fused reading with collective action.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of revivals

Noun

And after several resurgences on the the runways, the trend has only grown stronger over the years.

— Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 12 Aug. 2026
Dungeon makes wise use of Watt, a pop and rock Swiss Army Knife who’s increasingly in demand among rock octogenarians after his work on latter-day resurgences and returns to form for Iggy Pop, Ozzy Osbourne, Pearl Jam, and Elton John.

— Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 4 June 2026

Definition of resurgences

Noun

The venue is among a group of local exhibition landmarks, including Hollywood’s Cinerama Dome, Glendale’s Alex and Westwood’s Village, whose resurrections as first-run movie houses has generated a surge of civic optimism.

— Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2026
Her cycle of resurrections, the highs and lows, didn’t seem to change her much over the years, even as the highs garnered her over half a billion dollars.

— Shima Oliaee, Time, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of resurrections

Noun

Still, it’s been 10 years since the wordmark was updated, and in the current fruit fly life cycle of frenzied tech rebirths, that’s almost staid.

— Aurich Lawson, ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2026
Buddhists believe that previous interventions, such as prayers, rituals and meditative practice, could still be beneficial in providing better rebirths or positive karmic effects.

— Jue Liang, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2026

Definition of rebirths

Noun

Following these wildfires, coverage grew scarce, non-renewals piled up and loyal clients landed on the FAIR Plan, the state’s insurer of last resort, because there was nowhere else left to go.

— Brandon Okita, Oc Register, 27 Aug. 2026
The fee would not apply to visas granted to foreign citizens already in the United States on student visas, who make up a large share of new H-1B recipients, or to renewals of current visas.

— Daniel Wiessner, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026

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