rediscovery

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Recent Examples of rediscovery Despite their exciting rediscovery, time had taken its toll on the mummies. Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 17 July 2026 Through chance and circumstance, the coin remained buried until its rediscovery by East West Rail's archaeological survey team centuries later. Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2026 Van Engen’s book tells the fascinating story of the phrase’s origin, its evolution, and its rediscovery by politicians, including Reagan in the 20th century. David Frum, The Atlantic, 1 July 2026 The film’s maker went unknown for many decades, with some speculating it had been directed by Andy Warhol, but in 1999, Bidgood’s true identity was discovered—and the underground classic underwent an ongoing process of rediscovery. Liam Hess, Vogue, 28 June 2026 However, it was then lost for many years, thought to have been destroyed in World War II, before its recent rediscovery and painstaking restoration by la Cinémathèque française, who acquired it for their collection in 2017. Alex Ritman, Variety, 25 June 2026 Long an astute observer of discovery and rediscovery, whether the subject is a city or herself, Sante—having emerged from a tight circle of luminaries including Jim Jarmusch, Jean-Michel Basquiat, and Nan Goldin—is now on the precipice of a second artistic renaissance. Literary Hub, 3 June 2026 There’s a line in the latter that speaks to their rediscovery of self, or as Jawo put it, the ego death. Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2026 Gadd’s latest is a study of willful repression and cycles of abuse, not unconscious rediscovery and evolution in the aftermath. Ben Travers, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rediscovery
Noun
  • Prior to the discovery of Dee’s body, her brother shared a theory with detectives.
    Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026
  • These grim discoveries came out of a brief buddy-cop partnership between Anna and Crystal.
    Hunter Ingram, Variety, 1 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The findings come as the debate surrounding the I-77 South tolls project rages on.
    DJ Simmons, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026
  • Consequently, the company says that its findings are an accurate measure of the likelihood that a borrower paid more than competitive market rates.
    Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026
Noun
  • Using blood detection methods, crime scene investigators also found blood remnants on the holes, the floor below, the kitchen sink, bathroom sink and bathroom floor.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 July 2026
  • New detection tools IEEE conducted a pilot program in 2024 to integrate tools from the International Association of Scientific, Technical, and Medical Publishers (STM) Integrity Hub into the peer-review workflow of IEEE Access.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 30 July 2026
Noun
  • But that conviction was dismissed after the revelation that a juror in the trial had not disclosed a domestic violence incident in her own background in order to win a seat on the panel, The Denver Post reports.
    Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Now in the spotlight, the case has stoked outrage and concern in China especially after a tightening of rules in the wake of another scandal – the revelation in 2018 that babies had been born from embryos gene-edited by Chinese scientist He Jiankui.
    Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 31 July 2026

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“Rediscovery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rediscovery. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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