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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 resurrected
Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
This grisly yet sumptuous Frankenstein stars Oscar Isaac as the titular mad scientist and — in a dramatic step up from Euphoria and Saltburn — a towering Jacob Elordi as his resurrected Creature.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
The resurrected lodge was designed to withstand the region's heavy snows.
—Mary Jo Pitzl, AZCentral.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 24 Sep. 2025
In 1983, McAnuff was named the inaugural artistic director of La Jolla Playhouse after it was resurrected and relocated to the UCSD campus after a 23-year closure.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Sep. 2025
The Christian evangelical concept of the Rapture is that, during the end times, both living believers and those resurrected from the dead will ascend bodily into heaven to join Jesus at his Second Coming.
—Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Sep. 2025
The Christian evangelical concept of the rapture is that at the end times, believers, both alive and resurrected from the dead, will bodily ascend into heaven to gather with Jesus during his second coming.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Sep. 2025
Topline The early 2000s music sharing software company LimeWire — now resurrected as a crypto company by new owners — won rights to the infamous Fyre Festival in an auction that was held on eBay, reportedly beating out Ryan Reynolds’ company for the rights.
—Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
In 2019, Trump, in his first term, resurrected the combatant command at Peterson Space Force Base as a standalone entity after a 17-year dormancy.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 14 Sep. 2025
The new attitude has resurrected the old Mookie.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 11 Sep. 2025
Their outfield, anchored by Bader, bookended by a rejuvenated Brandon Marsh and resurrected Max Kepler, collected eight hits and drove in seven runs.
—Matt Gelb, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
While Zehetmayr remained vague about the company’s plans for Fyre Festival, the resurrected Limewire brand is focused on launching non-fungible tokens to help users get access to music, which may hint at the company’s plans for the Fyre Festival brand.
—Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
This grisly yet sumptuous Frankenstein stars Oscar Isaac as the titular mad scientist and — in a dramatic step up from Euphoria and Saltburn — a towering Jacob Elordi as his resurrected Creature.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
The resurrected lodge was designed to withstand the region's heavy snows.
—Mary Jo Pitzl, AZCentral.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Adjective
La Posada closed and was converted into office space, but was resurrected when new owners purchased the building and its grounds in 1997, restoring the hotel and planting new gardens.
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 24 Sep. 2025
In 1983, McAnuff was named the inaugural artistic director of La Jolla Playhouse after it was resurrected and relocated to the UCSD campus after a 23-year closure.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Sep. 2025
The Christian evangelical concept of the Rapture is that, during the end times, both living believers and those resurrected from the dead will ascend bodily into heaven to join Jesus at his Second Coming.
—Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Sep. 2025
The Christian evangelical concept of the rapture is that at the end times, believers, both alive and resurrected from the dead, will bodily ascend into heaven to gather with Jesus during his second coming.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Sep. 2025
Topline The early 2000s music sharing software company LimeWire — now resurrected as a crypto company by new owners — won rights to the infamous Fyre Festival in an auction that was held on eBay, reportedly beating out Ryan Reynolds’ company for the rights.
—Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
In 2019, Trump, in his first term, resurrected the combatant command at Peterson Space Force Base as a standalone entity after a 17-year dormancy.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 14 Sep. 2025
The new attitude has resurrected the old Mookie.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 11 Sep. 2025
Their outfield, anchored by Bader, bookended by a rejuvenated Brandon Marsh and resurrected Max Kepler, collected eight hits and drove in seven runs.
—Matt Gelb, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resurrected
Verb
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The label was only recently revived in 2018 and has released a new bottle every year since.—
Melinda Salchert,
Southern Living,
2 Oct. 2025
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Although abandoned after Edward Hubble confirmed the universe’s ongoing expansion in 1929, physicists later revived the cosmological constant with both positive and negative valuations depending on their theory.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Built in 1919, and later reborn as the Oaks at Ojai, Hotel El Roblar closed after the Thomas Fire in 2017.—
Jackie Bryant,
AFAR Media,
23 Sep. 2025
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The book is a kind of illness travelogue in which the wily poet-author’s avatar shows up every day in a new mind and body, and often in a new place, with rejiggered symptoms, and attempts to win her reborn self’s favor, or at least its mercy.—
Paul McAdory,
Vulture,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Trump’s policies have exacerbated those woes, from the deportation of the industry’s key migrant workforce to renewed trade tensions between the United States and China.—
Alayna Treene,
CNN Money,
5 Oct. 2025
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Netflix announced a month later in October that the show was renewed for a second season — a delight to fans after season 1's dramatic cliffhanger ending.—
Nicholas Rice,
PEOPLE,
5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The project also claims to have over 91,000 hectares of regenerated land acting as a reserve to ensure investors can trust that the tokens genuinely link back to something physical and tangible.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
24 Sep. 2025
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Like Tyler, Francoise is a Hyde, and Isaac is the fully regenerated version of Slurp, Pugsley’s (Isaac Ordonez) pet zombie from earlier episodes.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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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
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Fans are also anticipating getting their first looks inside the refreshed stadium.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
22 Aug. 2025
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Each year, Indiana Landmarks releases the list to advocate for the sites in hope of educating people and attracting developers, individuals and organizations to contribute financially and help these buildings find a refreshed purpose.—
Domenica Bongiovanni,
IndyStar,
21 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Storrowton Village, a recreated New England village on the fairgrounds, still hosts heritage cooking demonstrations and Farm-to-Table programming, keeping Storrow’s legacy alive for visitors today.—
Maggie Meyer Glisan,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 Sep. 2025
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Once the workplace of Revolutionary War figure General Hugh Mercer, the recreated 18th-century pharmacy and doctor’s office is filled with tinctures, leeches, and surgical tools, all explained by costumed interpreters.—
Madeline Weinfield,
Southern Living,
17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The lone exception was Williams, who instead seemed invigorated by what had just occurred.—
Adam Grosbard,
Oc Register,
21 Sep. 2025
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Regarding what keeps their work fresh and invigorated, their lead singer, Bart Millard, said the following to The Tennessean.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
The Tennessean,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Resurrected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resurrected. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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