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
Their ferocious poetry resurrects them, inviting other mad seekers to take up their story.
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Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
1 May 2026
The unrestricted grant resurrects the spirt of the AIDS Treatment Project, which Giorno started when the epidemic left so many artists in need beginning in the early ’80s.
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Andy Battaglia,
ARTnews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
Far from being a nostalgic nod, this trend resurrects the kind of practical elegance that characterized generations past.
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Alex Sales,
Glamour,
25 Mar. 2026
Written with Owen Temple, the song resurrects an image Baumann had in his mind for years, that of humankind spinning through space, all of us in this together.
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Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
12 Mar. 2026
The series not only revisits their romance, but also resurrects a distinctly 1990s Manhattan.
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Amy Louise Bailey,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Mar. 2026
In The Geomagician, fossil hunter Mary instead accidentally resurrects a baby pterosaur—and refuses to hand it over to the Geomagical Society of London, despite her desperation to join the all-male organization.
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Literary Hub,
2 Mar. 2026
Cross the river and Williamsburg’s Bedford Avenue corridor resurrects the old Barneys edit.
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Paul Jebara,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Jan. 2026
However, when Victor accidentally resurrects a dead Victorian-era woman named Emily (Helena Bonham Carter), he's transported to the much more lively Land of the Dead — ultimately forcing him to choose between his mortal fiancée and his new corpse bride.
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Keith Langston,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
1 May 2026
The unrestricted grant resurrects the spirt of the AIDS Treatment Project, which Giorno started when the epidemic left so many artists in need beginning in the early ’80s.
—
Andy Battaglia,
ARTnews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
Far from being a nostalgic nod, this trend resurrects the kind of practical elegance that characterized generations past.
—
Alex Sales,
Glamour,
25 Mar. 2026
Written with Owen Temple, the song resurrects an image Baumann had in his mind for years, that of humankind spinning through space, all of us in this together.
—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
12 Mar. 2026
The series not only revisits their romance, but also resurrects a distinctly 1990s Manhattan.
—
Amy Louise Bailey,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Mar. 2026
In The Geomagician, fossil hunter Mary instead accidentally resurrects a baby pterosaur—and refuses to hand it over to the Geomagical Society of London, despite her desperation to join the all-male organization.
—
Literary Hub,
2 Mar. 2026
Cross the river and Williamsburg’s Bedford Avenue corridor resurrects the old Barneys edit.
—
Paul Jebara,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Jan. 2026
However, when Victor accidentally resurrects a dead Victorian-era woman named Emily (Helena Bonham Carter), he's transported to the much more lively Land of the Dead — ultimately forcing him to choose between his mortal fiancée and his new corpse bride.
—
Keith Langston,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resurrects
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The measure revives a 2022 phaseout that was thrown out by a judge.
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There will not be a quick turnaround that revives sustainability reporting.
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Trump added that oil exports from Iran could once again be bottlenecked at the Strait of Hormuz if the United States renews military strikes on Iran.
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If a traveler renews that passport, replaces it, or travels on a different one, the authorization may no longer match the document being checked.
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