as in to revive
to bring back to life, practice, or activity
attempts are being made to resurrect the stalled arms negotiations
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Recent Examples of resurrect
The move will resurrect the Houston Comets, one of the WNBA’s founding franchises which won four consecutive championships from 1997-2000.
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Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 11 Apr. 2026
Good luck in resurrecting the dead.
—Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026
Lawmakers are now thinking of resurrecting it without fixing its flaws.
—Rachel Canter, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026
But then Geekie’s stick, so valuable for this team for most of the season, was resurrected.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
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Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 11 Apr. 2026
Good luck in resurrecting the dead.
—Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026
Lawmakers are now thinking of resurrecting it without fixing its flaws.
—Rachel Canter, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026
But then Geekie’s stick, so valuable for this team for most of the season, was resurrected.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for resurrect
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The Philippines, which recently declared a national energy emergency, is also considering reviving a nuclear plant built in the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis but was never turned on.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Frank Zappa’s estate has revived their archival Vaulternative Records for the first time in nearly a decade to showcase a Mothers of Invention session from 1966.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
17 Apr. 2026
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There is something to be said for admitting that the prospects of disagreement are permanent and that wisdom consists not in tearing up the peace treaty but in renewing it.—
Nikhil Krishnan,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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In April, Argentina renewed attention on him after its President Javier Milei’s government designated the entire Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps a terrorist organization and singled out Vahidi by name.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Resurrect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resurrect. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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