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
Rather, the facts ground the fiction, the fiction enlivens the facts, and both work together to suggest that the pursuit of resurrecting the past and the pursuit of telling a good story can, in some cases, be one and the same.
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Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
This, of course, not being the 50-year ban that actually set women’s football back years, but Everton Women carrying on-loan Manchester United full-back Hannah Blundell out in a suitcase-cum-coffin before their World Sevens semi-final against United on Saturday and resurrecting her.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 1 June 2026
The city is also considering resurrecting the plans for the original desalination plant or identifying locations for additional plants, though questions remain about how much these facilities would cost.
—Michelle Hummel, Fortune, 25 May 2026
The city is also considering resurrecting the plans for the original desalination plant or identifying locations for additional plants, though questions remain about how much these facilities would cost.
—Michelle Hummel, The Conversation, 22 May 2026
Schoenbrun’s third feature, Teenage Sex & Death at Camp Miasma stars Einbinder as an enthusiastic young director who is tasked with resurrecting the Camp Miasma slasher franchise after years of subpar sequels and declining fandom.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 14 May 2026
Founder of Stubbs & Wooton and known for resurrecting the velvet slipper as a fashion staple, Steinhart’s slippers have been worn by Lady Gaga, Anne Hathaway and the former king of Spain.
—Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2026
Chopa is resurrecting Caffe Vialetto with a new name — Casa Vialetto — and a similar menu, in a new location at 267 Alhambra Circle in the Gables.
—Connie Ogle
may 2, Miami Herald, 2 May 2026
And in parallel, the Russian government has been resurrecting the ghosts of the Soviet past.
—Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2026
Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
This, of course, not being the 50-year ban that actually set women’s football back years, but Everton Women carrying on-loan Manchester United full-back Hannah Blundell out in a suitcase-cum-coffin before their World Sevens semi-final against United on Saturday and resurrecting her.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 1 June 2026
The city is also considering resurrecting the plans for the original desalination plant or identifying locations for additional plants, though questions remain about how much these facilities would cost.
—Michelle Hummel, Fortune, 25 May 2026
The city is also considering resurrecting the plans for the original desalination plant or identifying locations for additional plants, though questions remain about how much these facilities would cost.
—Michelle Hummel, The Conversation, 22 May 2026
Schoenbrun’s third feature, Teenage Sex & Death at Camp Miasma stars Einbinder as an enthusiastic young director who is tasked with resurrecting the Camp Miasma slasher franchise after years of subpar sequels and declining fandom.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 14 May 2026
Founder of Stubbs & Wooton and known for resurrecting the velvet slipper as a fashion staple, Steinhart’s slippers have been worn by Lady Gaga, Anne Hathaway and the former king of Spain.
—Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2026
Chopa is resurrecting Caffe Vialetto with a new name — Casa Vialetto — and a similar menu, in a new location at 267 Alhambra Circle in the Gables.
—Connie Ogle
may 2, Miami Herald, 2 May 2026
And in parallel, the Russian government has been resurrecting the ghosts of the Soviet past.
—Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resurrecting
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That treatment gap is reviving interest in experimental blood-filtering devices that can physically remove viral particles from the bloodstream.—
Elie Dolgin,
IEEE Spectrum,
4 June 2026
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But Alonso and Chelsea also have big roles to play in reviving his form.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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Washington simply stopped issuing and renewing confidential plates in October 2025, and Massachusetts did the same, cutting off ICE and Customs and Border Patrol agencies from privileges in early 2026.—
Jeremy Hsu,
ArsTechnica,
29 May 2026
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According to the spokesperson, the CSU’s Generative AI Advisory Committee and its three subcommittees unanimously recommended renewing the contract.—
Tarini Mehta,
Sacbee.com,
29 May 2026
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