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
Noun
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The revival’s ace in the hole is way simpler than that.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2026
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For the revival, the tables are turned.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Situated inside a luxury hotel, a good LaMelo Ball alley-oop pass away from Spectrum Center, the architect of the Charlotte Hornets’ resurgence is relaxed momentarily.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
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Tight end has been one of the NFL’s most versatile positions in the past decade-plus due to the emergence of the passing game and, recently, the resurgence of the run game.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Apr. 2026
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Moving to Saissac has been a rebirth for her art and creativity.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
7 Apr. 2026
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But Roosevelt later declared his time there a glorious period of strenuous living and personal rebirth.—
Beverly Gage,
The Atlantic,
5 Apr. 2026
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With last Sunday being Easter and representing resurrection and renewal, National Child Abuse Prevention Month should be a new beginning for this year.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
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Traditional ceremonies at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, revered by Christians as the traditional site of Jesus' crucifixion and resurrection, were scaled back under an agreement with Israeli police.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Reanimation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reanimation. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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