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resurrected

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verb

past tense of resurrect

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Recent Examples of resurrected
Adjective
The resurrected bill will be heard in the Assembly Judiciary Committee Tuesday morning. — Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026 Seminal EVs that met an early death include the EV1 (killed circa 2003), the Chevy Volt (killed 2019), and now the resurrected Chevy Bolt (first killed in 2023) is headed for the boneyard by mid-2027. — Brooke Crothers, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026 Aegon, strikingly, does manage an underdog’s comeback, atop his resurrected dragon, Sunfyre. — Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026 Pause for a selfie with the resurrected Heart of the Cornbelt sign and a new mural. — From Staff Reports, Des Moines Register, 24 July 2026 Giles is struggling with the fact that the resurrected Buffy is leaning too much on him instead of finding her new path. — ArsTechnica, 7 June 2026 Jessie Buckley is the resurrected Bride, who demands to be heard alongside her patchwork partner Frank (Christian Bale) and starts a revolution. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 29 May 2026 Callaghan is insistent that the resurrected All Gas, No Brakes remain politics-free. — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026 Engineered and built to standards of performance, safety, fit, and finish unapproachable during its first life, the resurrected Allard—which has a body in fiberglass and not in aluminum— is a visually accurate interpretation of the 1950s-era original, though not dimensionally identical. — Robert Ross, Robb Report, 26 Nov. 2025
Verb
Among the moments resurrected for the movie was a monologue in which Hansen explained his pitch for the show to a fan on an airplane. — Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2026 The Griffith Park merry-go-round is being resurrected by a group of passionate supporters and volunteers, some of whom are veterans of the theme park industry. — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026 The adults, who believed the child would be resurrected as Jesus on Easter, wrapped Abdul’s body in plastic and stored it under a bed. — Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 8 Oct. 2026 Prosecutors said it was tied to a belief that the boy would be resurrected and then instruct the family which corrupt government and private institutions needed to be eliminated. — ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026 The Day on The Hill concert series was resurrected Tuesday, on the location where the main campus was founded in the late 1800s. — Rashad Alexander october 7, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2026 Indian Motorcycle has roots stretching back more than a century, despite disappearing and being resurrected along the way. — New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2026 He's eventually shot again — dead this time — only to be resurrected by the multi-purpose Gort. — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 2 Oct. 2026 Scientist Ada Franklin is working on a prototype for human-angel communication—only to wake up in her own grave, inexplicably killed and resurrected. — Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resurrected
Adjective
  • All of a sudden, Bass was a staggering champion lunging at a revived Raman, who swung and stung and ducked the way only a hungry up-and-comer can.
    — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The Charlotte Observer recently spoke to Keogh about his plans for the revived brand.
    — Chase Jordan October 2, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • In August, The CW renewed the show for its third season, alongside Scrabble and Trivial Pursuit following strong ratings for all three programs.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Widdecombe’s slaying renewed concerns over security for politicians, which has been tightened in the past decade after two lawmakers were murdered.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • One of motor history’s most revered icons was radically reborn this week… as a minimalist EV.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 12 Oct. 2026
  • There’s a fully-functional cartridge slot that’s compatible with most Atari 400, 800, XL, and XE carts, but the reborn 800XL can also play any of the software created for those old 8-bit systems, even when loaded from a flash drive.
    — Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 8 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • In early June, the resuscitated band was about to begin its first concert in 11 years, the kick-off of its Fifty Something tour.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Those Renoa fibers can then be used to produce regenerated alternatives to virgin wool and cashmere.
    — Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 15 Sep. 2026
  • These neural circuits gradually reconnect until, eventually, the regenerated region becomes structurally similar to the original one.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
Adjective
  • All the while, a far-right President Mary Beth Cadwallader fans anti-reanimated sentiment with the mantra, Make America Safe Again.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Its refreshed interface is designed to match other Office applications.
    — StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Now in their second generation, the Bose QC Headphones have received a refreshed industrial design with new and modern styling.
    — Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Built by Van der Graaf, the recreated Atlantic contains plenty of nods to the original’s design, from its elongated hull, elegant lines, and towering 147-foot masts.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The environment is filled with recreated props from the Fast Saga films.
    — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2026

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“Resurrected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resurrected. Accessed 16 Oct. 2026.

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