revival

noun

re·viv·al | \ri-ˈvī-vəl

Definition of revival

1 : an act or instance of reviving : the state of being revived: such as

a : renewed attention to or interest in something

b : a new presentation or publication of something old

c(1) : a period of renewed religious interest

(2) : an often highly emotional evangelistic meeting or series of meetings

2 : restoration of force, validity, or effect (as to a contract)

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Examples of revival in a Sentence

a revival of biographical writing a revival in Gothic architecture Fashions from the 1970s are enjoying a revival. The city is showing signs of revival. There are three musical revivals on Broadway this season. The opera company is staging a revival of Verdi's Don Carlos.

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The hit crime drama, which ran from 1993-2005, is the next series to receive a revival, with Deadline reporting that ABC has signed on to a pilot production of the show. — Megan Stein, Country Living, "The 'NYPD Blue' Reboot Is Killing Off a Major Character When It Returns," 18 Oct. 2018 The '80s hair accessory is having yet another revival with the help of YouTube star Emma Chamberlain. — Devon Abelman, Allure, "YouTube Star Emma Chamberlain's Velvet Grandma Scrunchie Sold Out in Just 29 Minutes," 7 Aug. 2018 The news comes as downtown Detroit sees a revival, with real estate booming and more companies attracting a young workforce from the surrounding suburbs. — Alex Bazeley, Curbed, "Ford taps Snøhetta to design new downtown Detroit campus," 26 June 2018 Recently, Detroit has been experiencing something of a revival, with millennials relocating to Motor City to take advantage of cheap housing and a growing art scene. — Michael Hardy, WIRED, "Moonlit Photographs of Detroit's Resilience," 20 June 2018 This year, his story has been having something of a revival, with a BBC radio documentary by crime writer Denise Mina and Margalit Fox’s splendid new book Conan Doyle For the Defense. — Sarah Weinman, The New Republic, "Arthur Conan Doyle, True Detective," 14 June 2018 But reviving the revival -- with cast members like John Goodman and Laurie Metcalf -- would help some cast and crew avoid the unemployment ranks. — Brian Stelter, CNN, "'Roseanne' is done, but the Conner family may not be," 30 May 2018 Lynyrd Skynyrd headlined in 2012, and that year saw a revival of the old times, with 12 p.i. — David Lindquist, Indianapolis Star, "Carb Day 2018 fun report: All the day's happenings, from the lighter side," 25 May 2018 Buy Photo For a moment, the Regency Square Mall in Jacksonville, Fla., seemed on the cusp of a revival, with new out-of-town owners presenting themselves as specialists at resuscitating moribund retail centers. — Jacob Adelman, Philly.com, "Owner of former Echelon Mall, called 'slumlord' in Fla., taps overseas cash to become nation's biggest mall buyer," 9 May 2018

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