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as in to revive
to bring back to a former condition or vigor
restore an old car
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Recent Examples of restore
The six-year, $20 million Coastal Texas Protection and Restoration Feasibility Study laid the groundwork to reduce risks to public health and the economy, restore ecosystems and advance coastal resiliency.
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Suzanne Wright, USA Today, 4 June 2025
That could help restore the consistency and coherence the law requires and innovators deserve.
—Alden Abbott, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
But on the heels of Mr. Trump's executive order, they were informed their treatments would be discontinued, though their access to the medical care has since been restored.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 3 June 2025
Other students, whose schools canceled the exam before access was restored, raged against having to gear up for the test again in the future.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 23 May 2025
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Suzanne Wright, USA Today, 4 June 2025
That could help restore the consistency and coherence the law requires and innovators deserve.
—Alden Abbott, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
But on the heels of Mr. Trump's executive order, they were informed their treatments would be discontinued, though their access to the medical care has since been restored.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 3 June 2025
Other students, whose schools canceled the exam before access was restored, raged against having to gear up for the test again in the future.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for restore
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In recent years, critics like White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller have revived the concept of reverse discrimination.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
6 June 2025
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Coco Chanel herself was a beacon of reincarnation having revived her brand against stunning odds in the post-WWII era.—
Paige Reddinger,
Robb Report,
5 June 2025
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Rourke, returning from NFL stints, reclaims the Lions' offense after Vernon Adams Jr.'s departure, aiming to reignite the vertical attack that made BC one of the league's most explosive teams last year.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 June 2025
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That returns us to the tragic killing of Officer Rivera, who’d been on the Chicago police force for four years and is survived by a young daughter.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2025
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Bills introduced last week would have replaced the RTA with a new entity called the Northern Illinois Transit Authority that would be given broad planning authority.—
Talia Soglin,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2025
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There were a few obvious hurdles: Tom Holland, who played Gregory Cromwell, was now too famous, and Bernard Hill, who starred as the Duke of Norfolk, died before production (he was replaced with Timothy Spall).—
Emily Zemler,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2025
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Participants are assigned real projects, receive mentorship from senior leaders, and are offered training to refresh technical and soft skills.—
Christine Michel Carter,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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While sports bars have a mixed track record of late—Hooters filed for bankruptcy two months ago—investors have started showing heightened interest in refreshing the concept.—
Brendan Coffey,
Sportico.com,
4 June 2025
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Los Angeles County renews focus on phonics In the last few years, several larger districts in California have started to embrace more structured phonics learning, including Los Angeles Unified, Long Beach Unified and Oakland Unified.—
Jenny Gold,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2025
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The first season of Nobody Wants This became an instant hit, with Netflix announcing its decision to renew the series for a second installment in October 2024.—
Esther Kang,
People.com,
2 June 2025
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For the season 6 villa, more than 50 locals worked with the show’s production designer to renovate an existing property in Fiji to transform it, per Today.—
Francesca Gariano,
People.com,
4 June 2025
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Along with Courthouse Commons, Jaffe said the partnership is working with the College of Lake County to renovate the Waukegan Building on the southwest corner of Washington and Genesee streets into 60 units of student housing.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
3 June 2025
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“Restore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restore. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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