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.
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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.
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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.
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Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
28 Oct. 2025
Societal fascination with reanimation spans centuries.
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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.
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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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His two goals and man-of-the-match performance against Canada in Morocco’s 3-0 win in this World Cup feels like the culmination of his revival, an upward point on a satisfying narrative arc.
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Explore the revival of gardens, porches, and patios inspired by the charm of years past.
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Or, take advantage of its stretchy material and easily layer it over a white T-shirt to make a reliable basic feel new again, and lean into the 2000s resurgence trend.
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And for South Africa, that success is part of a continental soccer resurgence.
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For Martin, the only guy in the clubhouse to play for Tony La Russa, it’s been like a baseball rebirth.
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Fragments of email correspondence appear alongside bits of dialogue, histories of apocalyptic movements in Korea, and poems about the nature of time and the Bardo (the Tibetan Buddhist concept for the transitional period between death and rebirth).
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Anyone who questioned why Tielemans, rather than Kevin De Bruyne or Thibaut Courtois, is Belgium captain got an emphatic answer in their remarkable resurrection against Senegal.
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But, as a figure of the Enlightenment and thus a believer in reason and science, the former president discounted the miracles associated with Jesus — including his virgin birth and supposed resurrection.
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“Reanimation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reanimation. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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