reinvention

noun

as in revival

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Recent Examples of reinvention Nick Woltemade’s reinvention… that will have to wait for another day. — Stuart James, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026 Baker said in an interview with the NBA’s alumni wing that the move into coaching allowed for reinvention. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026 But the mystery train starts veering off the rails as Flowers wanders away from enjoyable rhinestone reinvention and defaults to the heavy-handed Springsteenian realism that’s sometimes been both his Rosetta stone and his Achilles’ heel. — Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026 The story seems a spiritual festival on the German-Polish border become an ensemble dramedy about healing and reinvention. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2026 Few ideas on Wall Street have been better than the reinvention of insurance from stodgy backwater to dealmakers’ playground. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 18 Aug. 2026 In a city obsessed with reinvention, the author finds Damon’s at the center of family memories and introduces the fifth generation to her favorite tiki steakhouse. — Lauren Bethke, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026 Searching for him, director Rondón and producer Marité Ugas end up at the fashion catwalks of Paris, discovering a tale of personal reinvention. — John Hopewell, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026 The partnership arrives as families across Georgia are beginning another school year -- the perfect time for a little reinvention. — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reinvention
  1. revival
  2. rebirth
  3. revitalization
  4. rejuvenation
  5. regeneration
  6. resurrection
  7. resurgence
  8. renewal
Noun
  • Recruiting — in the prep ranks and the portal — stands at the forefront of UM’s revival.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
  • And when the Stray Cats and the Blasters brought their rockabilly revivals to the mainstream in the Eighties, the Cramps were just too weird and nasty for primetime.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of revival
Noun
  • However, critics question whether the project can catalyze the rebirth of Argentina, once one of the world’s richest countries.
    — Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 25 Aug. 2026
  • If repertory cinema is experiencing a rebirth, Asian cinema occupies a central place within it.
    — José Salazar, IndieWire, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of rebirth
Noun
  • Altogether, project changes increased the 16th Street revitalization price tag from $149 million to $175 million.
    — Katie Langford, Denver Post, 21 Aug. 2026
  • For the effort, the lab is drawing on more than seven decades of experience with nuclear materials, restoration and revitalization.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of revitalization
Noun
  • That sounded more like punishment than rest and rejuvenation.
    — Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Together, the two surgeons cover a wide range of care, from facial rejuvenation and rhinoplasty to migraine surgery and Lipedema treatment, all under one roof.
    — Matt Emma, Ascend Agency, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of rejuvenation
Noun
  • Today, the neighborhood represents one of the most ambitious regeneration projects ever undertaken in Prime Central London.
    — Nick Scott, Robb Report, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Manchester United has confirmed plans to build a new 100,000-seat stadium as part of a wider regeneration project around the local wharfside.
    — Joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of regeneration
Noun
  • Traditional onstage glamour has been in desperate need of a cultural resurrection anyways.
    — Bianca Betancourt, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
  • But, like Rave Racer, it, too, was never released for consoles, and that makes Arcade Archives’ resurrection of it special.
    — Adam Ismail, The Drive, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of resurrection
Noun
  • Amid the resurgence of Japanese cinema on the international festival circuit over the past few years, one resolutely indie banner, Bitters End, has been quietly growing its profile across production, distribution and international sales.
    — Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 25 Aug. 2026
  • But it’s benefited from the broader spending spree on AI data centers, fueling a resurgence in its sales and share price.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of resurgence
Noun
  • The day after news of the un-renewal broke, Abdul-Mateen posted about it on Instagram.
    — Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Jackson Health signed its first contract with Solano in 2016, for $819,060 – a three-year agreement with renewals.
    — Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of renewal

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“Reinvention.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reinvention. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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