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as in revived
to bring back to a former condition or vigor
restore an old car
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as in returned
to bring, send, or put back to a former or proper place
restored the trophy to its proper place at the center of the shelf
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as in reconditioned
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Recent Examples of restored
Leo Barraclough, Variety, 14 Aug. 2025
Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
In the least bad, the researchers assumed the funding cuts lasted just 90 days and would then be fully restored, with countries back to baseline within three months.
—Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 11 Sep. 2025
When young people are trusted to lead and take action, their well-being rises, their resilience grows, and hope is restored.
—Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
The department argued that the IDR application was quickly updated and restored, and processing has since resumed.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
As of press time, the services appear to be restored.
—ArsTechnica, 10 Sep. 2025
And these nutshells that are now all restored have been used for that purpose for more than eight decades.
—Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 10 Sep. 2025
Nearly a year after being removed from Lincoln Heights' village council over a tax dispute, a leading community activist has had his seat restored by a state appeals court.
—David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Sep. 2025
Order was eventually restored after the brouhaha approached both second base and home plate.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
In her most personal work yet, Nguyen shows how togetherness and storytelling can transform grief into healing, hope and restored kinship.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Grey’s son, Loren Grey, restored his father’s original ending in the novel’s 1982 Pocket Books reprint, but the vanishing mythos remains intact, with the last of the tribe wistfully following Curtis’s Navajo into the temporal graveyard of the past.
—Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
In the least bad, the researchers assumed the funding cuts lasted just 90 days and would then be fully restored, with countries back to baseline within three months.
—Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 11 Sep. 2025
When young people are trusted to lead and take action, their well-being rises, their resilience grows, and hope is restored.
—Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
The department argued that the IDR application was quickly updated and restored, and processing has since resumed.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
As of press time, the services appear to be restored.
—ArsTechnica, 10 Sep. 2025
And these nutshells that are now all restored have been used for that purpose for more than eight decades.
—Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 10 Sep. 2025
Nearly a year after being removed from Lincoln Heights' village council over a tax dispute, a leading community activist has had his seat restored by a state appeals court.
—David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Sep. 2025
Order was eventually restored after the brouhaha approached both second base and home plate.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for restored
Verb
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For the iPhone Air, Apple has revived its edge-to-edge bumper cases with a transparent back.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
11 Sep. 2025
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By 2020, the project had been revived and reimagined as a standalone reboot rather than a Legacy sequel, although the main AI, Ares, appeared in earlier (pre-reboot) versions of the script.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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After Rogen gave a short and seemingly improvised speech, Bargatze returned for a brief monologue.—
Rosa Escandon,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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My mother regularly intercepted the packages, returned the items, and used the money to buy food for our family.—
Rachel Kushner,
New Yorker,
14 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The growing beauty also recreated one of her mom’s photos, posing by the pool in a swimsuit next to some Louis Vuitton bags.—
Essence,
Essence,
15 Sep. 2025
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In the summer of 1969 — weeks before the first humans walked on the moon — Manabe and Bryan recreated the Earth.—
Zack Savitsky,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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He was replaced by Jake Browning, who threw for 241 yards, two touchdowns, and three interceptions and rushed for another score.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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The mop cart has been replaced.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The singer’s twelfth studio album, which is due out October 3, has become the most pre-saved project in the history of Spotify’s countdown page feature, according to the streaming platform.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The streamer announced on Instagram that The Life of a Showgirl became the most pre-saved album Countdown Page in Spotify history.—
Marina Watts,
People.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Some coffeehouses have already been refreshed in places like New York City and Southern California, according to Starbucks.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Apple also refreshed its budget-friendly model, the Apple Watch SE 3.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Lamp stands look like they have been made from reclaimed stones and baskets whilst the ceiling fan is made from mock banana leaves.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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To answer your other question, his contract with the club runs until 2028, having been renewed for three years in May.—
Pol Ballús,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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Following news Thursday that Big Little Lies had been renewed for more bigger, littler lies, Woodley took to her Instagram Stories to express her excitement.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Restored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restored. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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