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as in restoring
to bring back to a former condition or vigor
she hopes to resuscitate the currently defunct charity organization
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as in reviving
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 resuscitating
If anything, the streaming era stepped back from the glory days of cable, resuscitating the Network approach on digital steroids.
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John Lopez, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2025
The crew rescues the tech CEO by resuscitating him after the whale spits him out.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
But, fueled by her own sense of urgency to survive, Lenox refuses to stop resuscitating.
—Claire Franken, TVLine, 1 Oct. 2025
Barron lost his pulse and went into cardiac arrest with doctors at a hospital emergency room resuscitating him, according to court documents.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Doctors spent several minutes resuscitating Luka before making the difficult decision to use a paralyzing agent to stop him from moving and potentially hurting himself.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
John Lopez, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2025
The crew rescues the tech CEO by resuscitating him after the whale spits him out.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
But, fueled by her own sense of urgency to survive, Lenox refuses to stop resuscitating.
—Claire Franken, TVLine, 1 Oct. 2025
Barron lost his pulse and went into cardiac arrest with doctors at a hospital emergency room resuscitating him, according to court documents.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Doctors spent several minutes resuscitating Luka before making the difficult decision to use a paralyzing agent to stop him from moving and potentially hurting himself.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resuscitating
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While some studies are skeptical of puzzle games improving or restoring cognitive functions, the National Library of Medicine believes brain and puzzle games do have benefits.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
24 Oct. 2025
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What started as a weekend hobby quickly grew into a full-fledged business, and Molski, who has since retired from healthcare sales, couldn't be happier to spend his weekends hunting and restoring vintage pieces.—
Kaycee Sloan,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
23 Oct. 2025
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Each garment at 110 Mercer Street continues the brand’s commitment to handcraftsmanship, reviving historical techniques such as lace-making, metal threadwork and glass bead embroidery.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
24 Oct. 2025
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Is sporting Halloween fashion really that much worse than reviving 1980s deadstock denim?—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
24 Oct. 2025
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For the show, the costumes were designed in collaboration with Vivian Westwood, recreating Cher’s tweed look, and Tom Brown designed Dionne’s outfit, as the original costumes are gone.—
Robert Lang,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
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Fast forward 100 years, and to mark the anniversary of the honeymoon adventure, Mercedes-Maybach PR had the idea of recreating, at least in part, the trans-Alpine adventure.—
Howard Walker,
Robb Report,
3 Nov. 2025
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Auerbach's book is genuinely horrifying, resurrecting that visceral terror of 'stranger-danger' most of us learned as kids.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
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Forty years ago, the Nintendo Entertainment System hit North American shores, singlehandedly resurrecting the video-game market after its infamous post-Atari crash in 1983.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
18 Oct. 2025
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Journeys is doubling down on refreshing its merchandise mix as part of a larger turnaround strategy — and Nike is a key part of the strategy.—
Stephen Garner,
Footwear News,
31 Oct. 2025
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The phase of the current bull market that pushed off the blocks six months ago is proving elite at refreshing itself with the briefest of respites before continuing forward to the next mile marker.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
25 Oct. 2025
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All the more reason to shop around before renewing your policy, said Daniel Bortz, personal finance editor at AARP.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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Zimbabwe is renewing efforts to ditch the US dollar as the dominant form of tender in the southern African nation by leaning on government officials to de-dollarize the economy by 2030.—
Tawanda Karombo,
semafor.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Resuscitating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resuscitating. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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