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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
The girl was rushed to Rady Children’s Hospital, but doctors were unable to resuscitate her.
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Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2025
Officers attempted to resuscitate Joss, but he was pronounced dead when EMS arrived.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 2 June 2025
Bystanders and park service personnel found his body on the Bright Angel Trail on June 16 but were unable to resuscitate him.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 24 May 2025
During Wednesday’s surgery Agudelo’s heart stopped, and doctors had to resuscitate her, Rodas said.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 23 May 2025
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Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2025
Officers attempted to resuscitate Joss, but he was pronounced dead when EMS arrived.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 2 June 2025
Bystanders and park service personnel found his body on the Bright Angel Trail on June 16 but were unable to resuscitate him.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 24 May 2025
During Wednesday’s surgery Agudelo’s heart stopped, and doctors had to resuscitate her, Rodas said.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for resuscitate
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Other small towns and villages across Italy have offered houses for as little as €1 to revive shrinking communities.—
Laura Begley Bloom,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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Starbucks is bulking up staffing as Niccol pushes to revive sales in part by speeding up service.—
Glen Luke Flanagan,
Fortune,
30 June 2025
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That turned out to be something of a troll, however, as the show resurrected him two episodes later.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
25 June 2025
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But as Europeans concentrated on building a calmer future, others were resurrecting a more tumultuous past.—
Gideon Rose,
Foreign Affairs,
23 June 2025
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Industry trade groups are lobbying Congress to reverse the Trump administration's proposal and restore the Office of Space Commerce's (OSC's) budget to this year's level of $65 million.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
10 July 2025
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Putin dreams of not only restoring the Russian empire but also becoming the master power of Europe.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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Musk renews criticism over new Epstein report As his relationship publicly imploded with Trump last month, Elon Musk alleged in a social media post that Trump's name is mentioned in the Epstein files and claimed that's the reason the undisclosed classified documents had not been released.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
8 July 2025
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The dark comedy, which stars Gary Oldman as the head of a group of British intelligence agents, was renewed for Season 6 in October 2024.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
8 July 2025
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Instant classic duets, traditional story songs that felt refreshed and revived, plus crowds shrieking at heartthrobs and roars of approval at the celebration of traditional values of faith, family and freedom dominated the day.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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Noble, who was appointed commander of the MSP last September, said that he’s refreshed the agency’s command staff, including a new deputy superintendent and division commanders.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
2 July 2025
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“Resuscitate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resuscitate. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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