as in revival
the act or an instance of bringing something back to life, public attention, or vigorous activity
the actor's appearance in a hit movie has led to the resuscitation of a career that had been on life support
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Recent Examples of resuscitation
Despite efforts to save the animals’ lives, including CPR and oxygen resuscitation, the cats died.
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Velvet Wu
june 2,
Sacbee.com,
2 June 2026
We were recognized in 2025 as the only hospital in San Diego County to achieve the American Heart Association’s Gold Standard performance level for both heart attack and stroke care, and the only San Diego hospital to receive Gold Award recognition for resuscitation medicine.
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Gene Ma,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 June 2026
But for others, the typo resurgence could be clearing the way for the resuscitation of other, old-school symbols of sloppy writing.
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Michael Waters,
The Atlantic,
21 May 2026
This includes fluid resuscitation, electrolyte management and organ support.
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Jesse Pines,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for resuscitation
Velvet Wu
june 2,
Sacbee.com,
2 June 2026
We were recognized in 2025 as the only hospital in San Diego County to achieve the American Heart Association’s Gold Standard performance level for both heart attack and stroke care, and the only San Diego hospital to receive Gold Award recognition for resuscitation medicine.
—
Gene Ma,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 June 2026
But for others, the typo resurgence could be clearing the way for the resuscitation of other, old-school symbols of sloppy writing.
—
Michael Waters,
The Atlantic,
21 May 2026
This includes fluid resuscitation, electrolyte management and organ support.
—
Jesse Pines,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for resuscitation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resuscitation
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His two goals and man-of-the-match performance against Canada in Morocco’s 3-0 win in this World Cup feels like the culmination of his revival, an upward point on a satisfying narrative arc.
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Explore the revival of gardens, porches, and patios inspired by the charm of years past.
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Or, take advantage of its stretchy material and easily layer it over a white T-shirt to make a reliable basic feel new again, and lean into the 2000s resurgence trend.
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And for South Africa, that success is part of a continental soccer resurgence.
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For Martin, the only guy in the clubhouse to play for Tony La Russa, it’s been like a baseball rebirth.
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Fragments of email correspondence appear alongside bits of dialogue, histories of apocalyptic movements in Korea, and poems about the nature of time and the Bardo (the Tibetan Buddhist concept for the transitional period between death and rebirth).
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Each of Pennsylvania’s 2,562 municipalities maintains its own license requirements, each with its own exam, experience requirements, and renewal cycle, and no reciprocity between them.
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Allows the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to issue lifetime disabled parking permits, removing the current four-year renewal requirement, to people with a permanent dismemberment or an amputation (HB 961).
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Across the fence of the compound is another refugee camp, and the children there are celebrating Christ’s resurrection.
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The instrumental break before the final chorus, with Nilles let loose on Neil Peart’s parts and Lifeson soloing like his Seventies self, was one of the many moments of uncanny resurrection on the tour so far — the essence of Rush, in full, despite the tragic absence of a key third of the band.
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“Resuscitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resuscitation. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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