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as in to revive
to bring back to a former condition or vigor
restore an old car
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Recent Examples of restore
Attached to the request was a January letter written by Gibson’s lawyers to two senior Justice Department officials, arguing for the actor’s gun rights to be restored.
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Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2025
So researchers shifted instead to restoring specific organs or tissues—but those efforts weren’t guided by a deep understanding of how cells and tissues age.
—Alice Park, TIME, 11 Mar. 2025
Oyer was asked to submit a draft memo recommending that gun rights be restored to those nine — plus one more.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
That includes restoring staffing at embassies, which in recent years were hit hard by mutual expulsions of large numbers of diplomats, closures of offices and other restrictions.
—Jill Lawless and Aamer Madhani The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 28 Feb. 2025
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Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2025
So researchers shifted instead to restoring specific organs or tissues—but those efforts weren’t guided by a deep understanding of how cells and tissues age.
—Alice Park, TIME, 11 Mar. 2025
Oyer was asked to submit a draft memo recommending that gun rights be restored to those nine — plus one more.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
That includes restoring staffing at embassies, which in recent years were hit hard by mutual expulsions of large numbers of diplomats, closures of offices and other restrictions.
—Jill Lawless and Aamer Madhani The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for restore
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However, with former content supplier Disney among those going it alone and striking their own chronology deals, and sports rights now scattered in France, Canal+ faces further challenges to revive the share price.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
4 Mar. 2025
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However, at San Diego Comic-Con 2022, Marvel announced plans to revive the character with a new Disney+ series.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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The Trump administration has advocated a goal of returning pharmaceutical manufacturing to the U.S..—
Steve Brozak,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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The series, which was first announced in July, will see Michael C. Hall reprise his role as serial killer Dexter Morgan, with franchise vets David Zayas (as Detective Angel Batista), James Remar (as Harry Morgan) and Jack Alcott (as Harrison Morgan) returning as well.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
4 Mar. 2025
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Carney replaces longtime Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who announced his resignation in January after a decade in office and a sharp decline in approval ratings.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
10 Mar. 2025
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Canada’s next leader Mark Carney has been elected leader of Canada’s Liberal Party in a months-long, high-stakes race to replace Justin Trudeau.—
Tricia Escobedo,
CNN,
10 Mar. 2025
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Even something as simple as a new throw pillow or lightweight blanket can make all the difference when refreshing your home, and Wayfair has a large selection of spring-ready pieces that are currently on sale for less than $50.—
Rachel Trujillo,
People.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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Over the past couple of years, more brands have been jumping into the fiber game to meet this growing consumer need and refresh the category.—
Emily Burns,
WWD,
7 Mar. 2025
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The previous waiver expired Saturday and the U.S. Department of State did not renew it, the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad said in a statement.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
10 Mar. 2025
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The eight-episode second season of XO, Kitty premiered two weeks before The Recruit’s second installment and the series was renewed for Season 3 a month later after netting an impressive 27.1 million views in its first three weeks.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
9 Mar. 2025
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The 60-acre resort, which includes five swimming pools and a saltwater lagoon, is also renovating its marina to include 85 boat slips, a project that is expected to be finished by fall 2025.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2025
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Per the outlet, the Quantum Solace star had the interior of the dwelling completely renovated before moving in.—
Katie Schultz,
Architectural Digest,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Restore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restore. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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