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
President Trump is resurrecting the travel ban policy from his first term, signing a proclamation Wednesday night preventing people from a dozen countries from entering the United States.
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Chris Megerian, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
President Trump on Wednesday signed a travel ban on 12 countries, primarily in Africa and the Middle East, resurrecting an effort from his first term to prevent large numbers of immigrants and visitors from entering the United States.
—Hamed Aleaziz, New York Times, 5 June 2025
The live performance will pay homage to the limited run of shows in Manchester (2005) and New York (2006), where the album was also played in full, and Hewlett’s visuals for the show will also be resurrected.
—Thomas Smith, Billboard, 27 May 2025
In later years, Crawford resurrected his legal career, as a dedicated Indianapolis defense attorney.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025
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Chris Megerian, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
President Trump on Wednesday signed a travel ban on 12 countries, primarily in Africa and the Middle East, resurrecting an effort from his first term to prevent large numbers of immigrants and visitors from entering the United States.
—Hamed Aleaziz, New York Times, 5 June 2025
The live performance will pay homage to the limited run of shows in Manchester (2005) and New York (2006), where the album was also played in full, and Hewlett’s visuals for the show will also be resurrected.
—Thomas Smith, Billboard, 27 May 2025
In later years, Crawford resurrected his legal career, as a dedicated Indianapolis defense attorney.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for resurrect
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Lake has revived claims that the agency has operated with such poor security that its networks are rife for espionage by foreign powers, assertions made by Trump's appointee to lead it in 2020, toward the end of his first term.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
20 June 2025
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Paul George, Roy Hibbert and David West revived the team in the 2010s, only to twice run into LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and the Miami Heat.—
Zak Keefer,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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But efforts to renew that venture and bring the show to the Paramount+ streaming service have hit a major snag, according to three people familiar with the discussions who were not authorized to speak publicly.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2025
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The president made a series of phone calls Friday to U.S. television news anchors to renew his calls on Iran to curb its nuclear program.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 June 2025
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“Resurrect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resurrect. Accessed 24 Jun. 2025.
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