as in revived
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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
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.
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Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
Callaghan is insistent that the resurrected All Gas, No Brakes remain politics-free.
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Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Apr. 2026
The resurrected Christ is known by his wounds; in Homer, Odysseus is recognized on his return home by the scar on his leg.
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Dan Turello,
New Yorker,
10 Jan. 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.
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Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
26 Nov. 2025
However, things go awry when the other students discover the resurrected pet.
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Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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.
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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.
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Jack Smart,
People.com,
31 Aug. 2025
Bill Gourgey,
Popular Science,
2 July 2026
That it’s now being resurrected is a huge deal for the dissemination of accurate and accessible scientific data.
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Joe Wilkins,
Futurism,
25 June 2026
Instead, they were resurrected for a new generation in Charlie’s Angels (2000), McG’s big-screen revival starring Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz, and Lucy Liu.
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Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 June 2026
The case was resurrected in 2012, however, when Hernandez’s brother-in-law told authorities that Hernandez, now 64, had confessed to strangling a boy many years before.
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Kc Baker,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
Like for instance when Arkansas decided to cut its tennis program last month, which was then resurrected by donors who came to their rescue at the last minute to keep the sport alive in Fayetteville.
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Trey Wallace,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
The legacy distillery was resurrected around 2016 and has been producing a wide range of whiskeys ever since.
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David Thomas Tao,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
Six years later — after her Alligator Bites Never Heal mixtape fired her into the sun — a TikTok trend resurrected it.
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John Kennedy,
VIBE.com,
9 June 2026
And some Republicans continued to express reservations Tuesday that the fund could be resurrected despite Blanche's assurances.
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Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
Adjective
Giles is struggling with the fact that the resurrected Buffy is leaning too much on him instead of finding her new path.
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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
The resurrected Christ is known by his wounds; in Homer, Odysseus is recognized on his return home by the scar on his leg.
—
Dan Turello,
New Yorker,
10 Jan. 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
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
Verb
In the nearby Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, NASA resurrected its underwater program in 2001 to capitalize on the strong connections between ocean and space exploration.
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Bill Gourgey,
Popular Science,
2 July 2026
That it’s now being resurrected is a huge deal for the dissemination of accurate and accessible scientific data.
—
Joe Wilkins,
Futurism,
25 June 2026
Instead, they were resurrected for a new generation in Charlie’s Angels (2000), McG’s big-screen revival starring Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz, and Lucy Liu.
—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 June 2026
The case was resurrected in 2012, however, when Hernandez’s brother-in-law told authorities that Hernandez, now 64, had confessed to strangling a boy many years before.
—
Kc Baker,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
Like for instance when Arkansas decided to cut its tennis program last month, which was then resurrected by donors who came to their rescue at the last minute to keep the sport alive in Fayetteville.
—
Trey Wallace,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
The legacy distillery was resurrected around 2016 and has been producing a wide range of whiskeys ever since.
—
David Thomas Tao,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
Six years later — after her Alligator Bites Never Heal mixtape fired her into the sun — a TikTok trend resurrected it.
—
John Kennedy,
VIBE.com,
9 June 2026
And some Republicans continued to express reservations Tuesday that the fund could be resurrected despite Blanche's assurances.
—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resurrected
Adjective
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The revived Taste of Minnesota returns to downtown Minneapolis for the fourth year on Friday and Saturday.
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If the revived 883 Sportster is one, what’s the other?
Verb
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The launch of this year’s tournament, hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada has renewed attention to Israel’s absence from the World Cup.
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The show was canceled after six seasons in 2023, only to then be renewed for a seventh and final season.
Adjective
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Revenge dramas often start with the death of the lead, who is then reborn, ready to exact their revenge.
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Oh, and there’s also the plot following a community of junkyard pussycats competing in a talent show to decide who is allowed to die and be reborn in the Heaviside Layer — cat heaven.
Adjective
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The company converts end-of-life cotton-rich textiles into a high-quality dissolving pulp, which can be used to produce regenerated fibers like viscose and lyocell.
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These neural circuits gradually reconnect until, eventually, the regenerated region becomes structurally similar to the original one.
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.
Adjective
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Customers will also notice a refreshed visual identity.
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So the Pep Guardiola era is over, with a domestic double in the bag and a season that suggests a refreshed Manchester City are on the right lines.
Adjective
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The piece, a child’s plastic tiara that sits overlooking a recreated Oval Office, does not honor President Barack Obama per se.
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Audiences move through recreated locations including Frosty Palace, the Autoshop and the Carnival before taking part in activities tied to the film’s world.
Adjective
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Antonelli versus Russell in Canada came close, but this season would feel invigorated by a bit of proper beef.
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Soaring energy prices and power shortages in Africa, triggered by the Iran war, is leading to public calls for nuclear cooperation and re-invigorated interest in long-term nuclear energy plans, which are underway in more than 20 of the 54 African countries.
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“Resurrected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resurrected. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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