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as in to restore
to bring back to a former condition or vigor
a new cream that claims to revitalize sun-damaged skin
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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
Most retailers have vacated the mall, leaving Citrus Heights and Namdar Realty Group tasked to revitalize the once economically vibrant shopping center, Feeney said.
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Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 27 June 2025
The Knight Foundation gift is the largest private contribution so far to the Freedom Tower Centennial Campaign, which aims to raise money to revitalize the nearly century-old building and reaffirm its role as a center for arts, culture and history in Miami.
—Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 27 June 2025
Under President Trump's leadership, this careless use of taxpayer money is ending so USDA can refocus its resources on revitalizing rural communities and uplifting the farm families that provide the food, fuel, and fiber for our great nation.
—Brooke L. Rollins, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
Can the United States revitalize its research enterprise, cutting through bureaucratic hurdles?
—Deborah Wince-Smith, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
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Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 27 June 2025
The Knight Foundation gift is the largest private contribution so far to the Freedom Tower Centennial Campaign, which aims to raise money to revitalize the nearly century-old building and reaffirm its role as a center for arts, culture and history in Miami.
—Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 27 June 2025
Under President Trump's leadership, this careless use of taxpayer money is ending so USDA can refocus its resources on revitalizing rural communities and uplifting the farm families that provide the food, fuel, and fiber for our great nation.
—Brooke L. Rollins, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
Can the United States revitalize its research enterprise, cutting through bureaucratic hurdles?
—Deborah Wince-Smith, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revitalize
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Industry trade groups are lobbying Congress to reverse the Trump administration's proposal and restore the Office of Space Commerce's (OSC's) budget to this year's level of $65 million.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
10 July 2025
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Putin dreams of not only restoring the Russian empire but also becoming the master power of Europe.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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Other small towns and villages across Italy have offered houses for as little as €1 to revive shrinking communities.—
Laura Begley Bloom,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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Starbucks is bulking up staffing as Niccol pushes to revive sales in part by speeding up service.—
Glen Luke Flanagan,
Fortune,
30 June 2025
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Instant classic duets, traditional story songs that felt refreshed and revived, plus crowds shrieking at heartthrobs and roars of approval at the celebration of traditional values of faith, family and freedom dominated the day.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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Noble, who was appointed commander of the MSP last September, said that he’s refreshed the agency’s command staff, including a new deputy superintendent and division commanders.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
2 July 2025
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That turned out to be something of a troll, however, as the show resurrected him two episodes later.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
25 June 2025
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But as Europeans concentrated on building a calmer future, others were resurrecting a more tumultuous past.—
Gideon Rose,
Foreign Affairs,
23 June 2025
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Musk renews criticism over new Epstein report As his relationship publicly imploded with Trump last month, Elon Musk alleged in a social media post that Trump's name is mentioned in the Epstein files and claimed that's the reason the undisclosed classified documents had not been released.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
8 July 2025
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The dark comedy, which stars Gary Oldman as the head of a group of British intelligence agents, was renewed for Season 6 in October 2024.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
8 July 2025
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“Revitalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revitalize. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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