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as in to revive
to bring back to a former condition or vigor
she hopes to resuscitate the currently defunct charity organization
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as in to resurrect
to bring back to life, practice, or activity
people trying to resuscitate some old theories that the assassination was really an act of conspiracy
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Recent Examples of resuscitate
Bates is, of course, an Oscar-winning actress, as well as a two-time Emmy winner (and 14-time nominee) who helped resuscitate an outdated lawyer show into a hit for CBS, becoming in the process a kind of brand ambassador for network TV.
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Joe Reid, Vulture, 19 Apr. 2025
Why Resuscitate Coal? There are two main reasons why President Trump acted to resuscitate coal.
—Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Daum has always written rather ruthlessly about her parents, and there are some vividly unpleasant details in her account of her father’s death, including the bones broken by the EMTs who tried to resuscitate him and the tilting of his body to fit into his apartment building’s elevator.
—Charles Arrowsmith, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2025
At the start of Robby’s shift, Jack talks about spending two hours trying to resuscitate a dying veteran.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 11 Apr. 2025
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Joe Reid, Vulture, 19 Apr. 2025
Why Resuscitate Coal? There are two main reasons why President Trump acted to resuscitate coal.
—Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Daum has always written rather ruthlessly about her parents, and there are some vividly unpleasant details in her account of her father’s death, including the bones broken by the EMTs who tried to resuscitate him and the tilting of his body to fit into his apartment building’s elevator.
—Charles Arrowsmith, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2025
At the start of Robby’s shift, Jack talks about spending two hours trying to resuscitate a dying veteran.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for resuscitate
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Funding for Trump’s mass deportation operation The legislation would provide $46.5 billion to revive construction of Trump’s wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, and more money for the deportation agenda.—
Kevin Freking,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2025
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Craft breweries across the country are quietly redefining what lager can be, reviving old-world techniques with new-world swagger.—
Hudson Lindenberger,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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Allison Williams’s pioneering roboticist must resurrect her preppy android and give her a few upgrades with which to take on this new adversary, naturally.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
7 May 2025
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Still, the idea that ultimately the dead will be resurrected by God is a core aspect of classical rabbinic theology embraced by Orthodox Jews, who make up a larger share of Jews in Israel than in the United States.—
Ben Sales,
Sun Sentinel,
7 May 2025
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Two years ago, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass laid out an ambitious and expensive goal for her first city budget: restore the size of the Los Angeles Police Department to 9,500 officers.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2025
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Click Open System Restore and follow the prompts to restore your system to an earlier state.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
9 May 2025
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The fatal accident has renewed safety concerns for residents in the area, the outlet reported.—
Sam Gillette,
People.com,
21 May 2025
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That renown may further expand during the East finals, when his Pacers renew their rivalry with the Knicks in front of a national audience.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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Clean out the dust and refresh thermal paste: Older desktops tend to overheat, which can slow things down or cause random shutdowns.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
17 May 2025
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While the talk was all about tariffs and a flight from U.S. assets in April, most of the big cloud platforms reaffirmed their eye-watering capex plans and the AI story has refreshed itself, for now, with most of the big players rebuilding toward recent peak valuations.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
17 May 2025
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“Resuscitate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resuscitate. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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