as in reviving
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 resurrecting
Christian Bale and Maggie Gyllenhaal are resurrecting their friendship nearly 20 years after starring together in The Dark Knight.
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Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Feb. 2026
Looking back on the second season now, what was the biggest challenge in resurrecting this story after a decade?
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 1 Feb. 2026
Chris Waugh Nottingham Forest Matty Cash Remembering that the brief was ‘ideal’ signing, rather than one that is likely to happen, there would be a lot of logic to Nottingham Forest resurrecting their summer interest in one of their academy graduates.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
The tool also prevents the infected from resurrecting into more dangerous creatures.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2026
The Minnesota politicians resurrecting the George Floyd debacle.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2026
Of course, there’s nothing stopping individual families from resurrecting some of these virtues today.
—Caleb Harris, Austin American Statesman, 14 Jan. 2026
Brown replaced Tom Thibodeau as the Knicks’ head coach during the offseason after spending two-plus seasons resurrecting a Kings franchise that once owned the NBA’s longest playoff drought.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2026
Afterward, the situation in Iran only got worse, and now Tehran seeks to stanch the bleeding by resurrecting him again.
—Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026
Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Feb. 2026
Looking back on the second season now, what was the biggest challenge in resurrecting this story after a decade?
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 1 Feb. 2026
Chris Waugh Nottingham Forest Matty Cash Remembering that the brief was ‘ideal’ signing, rather than one that is likely to happen, there would be a lot of logic to Nottingham Forest resurrecting their summer interest in one of their academy graduates.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
The tool also prevents the infected from resurrecting into more dangerous creatures.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2026
The Minnesota politicians resurrecting the George Floyd debacle.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2026
Of course, there’s nothing stopping individual families from resurrecting some of these virtues today.
—Caleb Harris, Austin American Statesman, 14 Jan. 2026
Brown replaced Tom Thibodeau as the Knicks’ head coach during the offseason after spending two-plus seasons resurrecting a Kings franchise that once owned the NBA’s longest playoff drought.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2026
Afterward, the situation in Iran only got worse, and now Tehran seeks to stanch the bleeding by resurrecting him again.
—Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resurrecting
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Since last fall, Nike has beefed up its boot offerings by reviving both the Air Max Goadome and Bolotoro silhouettes.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
3 Feb. 2026
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The company which makes Regal Ware cookware is reviving the name of its manufacturing operation –reflecting its Wisconsin roots.—
Tom Daykin,
jsonline.com,
2 Feb. 2026
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State spending has continued to rise since Covid, renewing the need for revenue.—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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Things took a turn for the worse two years ago when a door plug blew off an Alaska Air 737 Max shortly after take-off, renewing questions about the safety of its manufacturing and put federal restrictions on the pace of production.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Resurrecting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resurrecting. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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