1
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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2
as in to restore
to bring back to a former condition or vigor
around mid-morning, I usually need to revive myself with a cup of strong coffee
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3
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
Instead, this season the 32-year-old Puerto Rican has revived his career, turning those boos into cheers as he’s found ways to contribute that no one would have expected.
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Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 19 June 2025
The Trump administration has rapidly revived the model.
—Davis Winkie, USA Today, 19 June 2025
Santa Barbara revived the program, sort of, in 1987, at small-college level Division III, as students formed a club team.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2025
In recent years, critics like White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller have revived the concept of reverse discrimination.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 6 June 2025
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Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 19 June 2025
The Trump administration has rapidly revived the model.
—Davis Winkie, USA Today, 19 June 2025
Santa Barbara revived the program, sort of, in 1987, at small-college level Division III, as students formed a club team.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2025
In recent years, critics like White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller have revived the concept of reverse discrimination.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revive
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Most companies don’t like to promote their failures, and canceling Police Squad was undeniably a dumb move, so ABC/Disney is unlikely to want to resurrect the kind of sound bites like in the article linked above.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
13 June 2025
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Which might suggest zombie action à la The Last of Us, except these resurrected have no evident interest in eating anyone’s brains, just in returning to their old lives.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
12 June 2025
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President Trump has received pushback from several Democrat lawmakers after deploying 700 U.S. Marines to assist the police and National Guard in restoring the peace in Los Angeles.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2025
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By contrast, Renault shares slumped as it is not yet known who will succeed De Meo, who has been credited for restoring the success at the French automotive retailer and almost doubling the value of shares in Renault.—
Mark Faithfull,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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The stock fully recovered to its pre-crisis peak by August 2, 2012.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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The bags were later recovered and found to contain items with Farber Dulos’ blood on them.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
18 June 2025
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But efforts to renew that venture and bring the show to the Paramount+ streaming service have hit a major snag, according to three people familiar with the discussions who were not authorized to speak publicly.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2025
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The president made a series of phone calls Friday to U.S. television news anchors to renew his calls on Iran to curb its nuclear program.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 June 2025
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Even one or two minutes of the right music can refresh your brain and break the mental fatigue.—
Bronwen Sciortino,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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These Spanx deals won’t last long, so now’s the time to refresh your summer wardrobe with flattering, lightweight staples.—
Taylor Jean Stephan,
People.com,
22 June 2025
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“Revive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revive. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.
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