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verb

past tense of resurrect

Example Sentences

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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 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 However, things go awry when the other students discover the resurrected pet. Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
As the franchise moldered this past decade, other executives wondered if it could be resurrected. Andy McCullough, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 With the blessing of their estates, dead actors like John Wayne are having their voices resurrected by AI. Jake Kanter, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2026 And the iconic Excelsior Club in west Charlotte was torn down in July, though that is set to be resurrected. Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2026 The Botanico name was resurrected in Midtown by the team behind the former Buckhead restaurant of the same name, and the all-pink High Noon Brunchery made a big move from Douglasville to a prominent location on Peachtree Road. Henri Hollis, AJC.com, 1 Sep. 2026 Along with wafers, Spangler resurrected Necco’s popular Valentine’s Day Sweethearts. HubSpot, 1 Sep. 2026 Hardy resurrected his rap career in 2026, releasing the album Czarface Meets Frankie Pulitzer under the stage name Frankie Pulitzer. Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Sep. 2026 After the second cancellation, A&E resurrected the series for a fourth season, which was the show’s last. Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 30 Aug. 2026 Lawmakers resurrected the language just before the close of the legislative session this week, aiming now to present the measure to voters in the March 2028 primary election. Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resurrected
Adjective
  • As a result of the investment, the company moved the production of the Dakota to an assembly plant in Toledo and granted Belvidere the Jeep Compass and the revived Cherokee.
    Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The revived Taste of Minnesota returns to downtown Minneapolis for the fourth year on Friday and Saturday.
    Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 1 July 2026
Verb
  • The fatal crash has renewed calls for safety improvements along the stretch of Third Avenue that has seen multiple deadly crashes over the years.
    ABC News, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Green points to renewed tariffs and the war in Iran as factors that could keep inflation high and make lower mortgage rates harder to forecast.
    Mike Winters, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Their songs sound both fresh and nostalgic, and at times, evoke a reborn Diana Ross & The Supremes, by way of Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings.
    George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Will the reborn Pac-12 establish itself as the top league, or will the American keep the crown?
    Chris Vannini, New York Times, 21 Aug. 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
  • The brand said Sperro SV’s nylon face fabric and backer are separately designed for recyclability and are made in partnership with Aquafil, the maker of Econyl regenerated nylon.
    Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 28 Aug. 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
  • 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
  • The refreshed schedule on Love’s page shows 11 concerts slated for this fall or next year.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 23 July 2026
Adjective
  • The environment is filled with recreated props from the Fast Saga films.
    Tom Tapp, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The best sequences seize upon the atmospheric potential of recreated studio-Gothic sets, though there’s surprisingly scant use of B&W film-within-the-film bits.
    Dennis Harvey, Variety, 31 July 2026

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“Resurrected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resurrected. Accessed 6 Sep. 2026.

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