as in revives
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 resurrects
That’s the case at Auburn, where the play-calling methodology resurrects images of Moe, Larry and Curly putting their heads together to tackle a situation.
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Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY, 14 Aug. 2025
What was supposed to be a relaxing getaway turns into a tense situation that resurrects secrets meant to be buried away forever.
—Angelika Ytuarte, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2024
Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY, 14 Aug. 2025
What was supposed to be a relaxing getaway turns into a tense situation that resurrects secrets meant to be buried away forever.
—Angelika Ytuarte, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resurrects
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Trump’s new proposal revives the concept, but with an even higher financial threshold for employers.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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Intervision revives the name of a music contest that Moscow used to stage in the Soviet era with its Eastern European satellite states.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
20 Sep. 2025
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The movement also renews its agreement to hand over the administration of the Gaza Strip to a Palestinian body of independents (technocrats), based on Palestinian national consensus and Arab and Islamic support.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Ambition rooted in personal purpose renews itself.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Resurrects.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resurrects. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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