revive

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as in to resurrect
to bring back to life, practice, or activity an effort to revive the once-common custom of celebrating May 1 as a springtime festival of games and dances

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as in to recover
to gain consciousness again the patient eventually revived and was able to give us her name and address

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Recent Examples of revive But aside from reviving the fake-pregnancy conspiracy theories, the video also renewed the ongoing debate about the couple’s demands to have control over media reporting on their private lives. Martha Ross, Mercury News, 4 June 2025 The label shuttered back in 2011, and David Massey was tapped to revive the label in 2018. Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2025 Such is happening at the Signature Theatre, where Les Waters is carefully and straightforwardly reviving Sarah Ruhl’s Eurydice, a play about journeying to the underworld. Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 3 June 2025 Ultimately, 1970 was the most exuberant model year for the breed of automobiles whose power and tire-smoking, straight-line performance would not be revived by American manufacturers for more than four decades. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 27 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for revive
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  • In later years, Crawford resurrected his legal career, as a dedicated Indianapolis defense attorney.
    Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025
  • Now Orozco resurrects one of the archaic and at the same time transhistorical models and actually functioning structures that had always fused function, use value, and immaterial spirituality: the architectural typology of the bridge.
    Benjamin H. D. Buchloh, Artforum, 1 June 2025
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  • The council has spent months deliberating the budget and, most recently, decided to restore funding for a residential parking program, youth events and immigrant legal aid.
    Annika Merrilees, Sacbee.com, 5 June 2025
  • Some were assured by their supervisors that their benefits would be restored.
    Andrea Hsu, NPR, 4 June 2025
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  • As with Botman, Lascelles has been recovering from a long-term knee injury and has not featured since March 2024.
    Chris Waugh, New York Times, 6 June 2025
  • Israeli forces have rescued eight living hostages from Gaza and recovered dozens of bodies.
    Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
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  • All American fans, consider this your two-minute warning: The CW has renewed its long-running football drama for an eighth — but final — season.
    Rebecca Luther, TVLine, 2 June 2025
  • If no new terms are agreed upon, the deal automatically renews for another three years—unless either side fails to meet its obligations.
    Marie Poteriaieva, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
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  • Participants are assigned real projects, receive mentorship from senior leaders, and are offered training to refresh technical and soft skills.
    Christine Michel Carter, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
  • While sports bars have a mixed track record of late—Hooters filed for bankruptcy two months ago—investors have started showing heightened interest in refreshing the concept.
    Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 4 June 2025

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“Revive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revive. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.

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