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as in to revive
to bring back to life, practice, or activity the bowling alley, eager to revitalize interest in the sport for a younger crowd, started offering "disco bowling" every Friday night with disco music and free soda

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Recent Examples of revitalize In 2021, less than six months after Cook left the city, a developer hired Cook to work on an ambitious plan to revitalize the old Angie’s List campus just east of downtown. IndyStar, 13 Oct. 2025 She’s tasked with revitalizing a network that has undergone numerous leadership changes and reshuffling over the last decade. Max Tani, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2025 Once hoped to revitalize the city center, the Union 93 development has sat stalled and partially built for over three years, embroiled in legal disputes over $20 million in unpaid construction work. Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 11 Oct. 2025 This program aims to revitalize the area by attracting 1,000 new residents. Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for revitalize
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  • After years of sitting dormant, the station was restored as a new hotel, but a surprise was left behind on the top floor.
    Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The result can be a culture that restores its edge daily, rather than one that dulls until a major transformation is forced.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
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  • Investors cheered the improbable rise of the amateur heavy metal drummer and hard-line conservative, who’s expected to increase defense spending, cut taxes, and revive Japan’s nuclear power industry.
    Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Deep sleepers will appreciate the gradual wakeup call from a large catalog of alarm sounds, and an alarm volume that reaches decibels capable of reviving a bear from its hibernation.
    Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2025
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  • Senior commerce editor Nashia Baker says she feels refreshed and comfortable in any sleep position with this memory foam pillow.
    Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Game odds refresh periodically and are subject to change.
    Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
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  • Retro speed resurrected The engine will debut in Runge’s upcoming R3 supercar, a lightweight machine weighing just 1,720 pounds (780 kilograms).
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Hocus Pocus is a Disney movie about teens who accidentally resurrect a trio of witches.
    Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
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  • Brooklyn and Nicola married in April 2022 and renewed their wedding vows this past August.
    Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
  • In mid-June, they were relieved to learn that their home insurance would be renewed—but their annual premium was going up by a thousand dollars.
    Ingfei Chen, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2025

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“Revitalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revitalize. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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