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reanimate, recharge, regenerate, rejuvenate, rekindle, renew, resurrect, resuscitate, revitalize, revivify, rewake, rewaken
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California water officials announced an ambitious plan Friday to revive some of the state’s biggest rivers, a move that seeks to stave off major devastation to wetlands and fish, but on the back of cities and farms. — Kurtis Alexander, SFChronicle.com, "SF would face new limits under state water proposal," 6 July 2018 Police officers and Sacramento Fire Department personnel unsuccessfully attempted to revive Kirkwood by administering CPR before pronouncing him dead at the scene. — Benjy Egel, sacbee, "25-year-old man fatally shot in Del Paso Heights while visiting from North Carolina," 4 July 2018 During the mid- to late-1800s Renaixença (Rebirth or Renaissance), Catalans pushed to revive their language. — Elaine Heinzman, Smithsonian, "How Soup Nourishes Barcelona’s Tradition of Welcoming Immigrants," 30 June 2018 Authorities have rolled out, or are mulling, new measures after steps in March failed to revive demand for sovereign bonds. — Subhadip Sircar, Bloomberg.com, "India Seeks to Jump Start Debt Demand Again as Borrowings Loom," 18 June 2018 The original Palm Beach hotel, built in 1976, was where Lefèvre himself learned how to swim, and management is trying to revive the local party atmosphere at the location. — Danielle Fox, ELLE Decor, "At the Nhow Marseille Hotel in France, Italian Furniture and Local Grit Lead the Design," 22 Oct. 2018 What is the free world that Stephens wants to revive and that Merkel and Macron have been nominated to lead? — Peter Slezkine, The New Republic, "What Happened to the “Free World”?," 22 May 2018 Our favorite thing about #vanlife is definitely the closeness to nature, to revive this natural connection to mother earth and to feel ourselves every day. — Alex Aronson, Redbook, "Travel Influencers Share Their Favorite Things About #VanLife," 29 Mar. 2019 Recruitment of new Haitian army begins Advertisement Haiti's Defense Minister Hervè Denis discuss plans to revive his nation's army as recruitment started Monday, July 17, 2017. — Jacqueline Charles, miamiherald, "Henri Namphy, one-time coup leader and Haiti president, dies in Dominican Republic," 27 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'revive.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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