as in revival
the act or an instance of bringing something back to life, public attention, or vigorous activity
a call for the reanimation of curfew ordinances that were discarded decades ago
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Recent Examples of reanimation
The Bride not looking like a monster and retaining her desirability after reanimation is common, but only sometimes interrogated.
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Rory Doherty, Time, 7 Mar. 2026
Buckley, who was also on the panel, said the Bride’s reanimation isn’t frightening so much as electrifying.
—Kennedy French, Variety, 6 Mar. 2026
As Violette has suggested more than once, these images have a zombielike quality, and the reanimation of the dead is always a horror story.
—Rachel Wetzler, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
Del Toro, perpetually attuned to the minutiae of process, turns the sinewy logistics of reanimation into a series of referendums on Victor’s humanity.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2025
Societal fascination with reanimation spans centuries.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
Prior to their reanimation by Hope and her magic contract, the Tappers are in a state of almost-hysterical obsolescence.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
Rory Doherty, Time, 7 Mar. 2026
Buckley, who was also on the panel, said the Bride’s reanimation isn’t frightening so much as electrifying.
—Kennedy French, Variety, 6 Mar. 2026
As Violette has suggested more than once, these images have a zombielike quality, and the reanimation of the dead is always a horror story.
—Rachel Wetzler, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
Del Toro, perpetually attuned to the minutiae of process, turns the sinewy logistics of reanimation into a series of referendums on Victor’s humanity.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2025
Societal fascination with reanimation spans centuries.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
Prior to their reanimation by Hope and her magic contract, the Tappers are in a state of almost-hysterical obsolescence.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reanimation
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Just as the original Halloween did nearly 50 years ago, David Gordon Green’s revival of the iconic horror franchise in 2018 changed the course of Jamie Lee Curtis’s career in a few important ways.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Mar. 2026
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The residential portion will be built in a Spanish revival style and consist of 22 one-bedroom units and 50 two-bedroom units.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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Southern California also has seen a resurgence of the industry in recent years, with dozens of aerospace, defense tech and weapons startups planting their headquarters here.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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But beyond these harms, the disease’s resurgence serves as a serious warning about the country’s capacity to manage infectious disease threats of all kinds.—
Andrea Uhlig,
The Conversation,
12 Mar. 2026
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Signs of rebirth are evident elsewhere, too.—
Siobhan Reid,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Mar. 2026
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Without Christian Zionists — Lord Balfour, David Lloyd George, President Harry Truman — the rebirth of Israel would never have occurred.—
Calev Myers,
New York Daily News,
9 Mar. 2026
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Reflecting on Russia’s sustained attack on Ukraine and its repercussions across the Baltic region, the pair submitted grief and resurrection as the theme for this year’s triennial.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
10 Mar. 2026
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Crucially, though, that 4N node is produced by TSMC, so Nvidia can leverage an entirely different company and production line for RTX 30 cards, making the RTX 3060 a viable candidate for resurrection and leaving the cutting-edge lines for the latest models.—
Jon Martindale,
PC Magazine,
9 Mar. 2026
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