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as in to restore
to bring back to a former condition or vigor
a new cream that claims to revitalize sun-damaged skin
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as in to revive
to bring back to life, practice, or activity
the bowling alley, eager to revitalize interest in the sport for a younger crowd, started offering "disco bowling" every Friday night with disco music and free soda
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Recent Examples of revitalize
San Francisco’s Vacant to Vibrant program has helped revitalize downtown by offering free rent, grants and mentoring to small businesses opening pop-up shops.
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Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
And the urgency for an extreme makeover was all the more clear as of the first day of free agency last Monday with the signing of Super Bowl LX MVP Kenneth Walker III to revitalize an inadequate running game that hindered the offense.
—Kansas City Star, 16 Mar. 2026
Hallquist said the city needs to create more affordable housing that is subsidized government housing, built in specific areas where research shows the housing would do well and revitalize the space.
—Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 16 Mar. 2026
Matthieu Blazy has revitalized the house of Chanel in his short time at the helm.
—Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 12 Mar. 2026
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Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
And the urgency for an extreme makeover was all the more clear as of the first day of free agency last Monday with the signing of Super Bowl LX MVP Kenneth Walker III to revitalize an inadequate running game that hindered the offense.
—Kansas City Star, 16 Mar. 2026
Hallquist said the city needs to create more affordable housing that is subsidized government housing, built in specific areas where research shows the housing would do well and revitalize the space.
—Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 16 Mar. 2026
Matthieu Blazy has revitalized the house of Chanel in his short time at the helm.
—Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 12 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revitalize
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Those of us who are worried about the morality of our fellow citizens won't restore this nation's better angels by holding on to our cynicism.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Mar. 2026
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Your graceful mindset calms tension, while a tidy workspace restores focus and keeps cooperation smooth.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Deputies tried reviving him and called paramedics, who also treated the defendant.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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The city is also considering reviving the poet laureate initiative, and staff have talked about doing a youth poetry slam, Mullins said.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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Her blonde was refreshed by colorist and Highbrow Hippie co-founder Kadi Lee, then styled by Owen Gould.—
Kara Jillian Brown,
InStyle,
16 Mar. 2026
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Amid its major undertaking to refresh nearly two dozen restaurants and other concessions offerings, the Sacramento International Airport unveiled two new Starbucks locations, with a first-of-its-kind twist.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
16 Mar. 2026
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Nikki Glaser Glaser’s expert emcee work during the most recent two Golden Globes telecasts was like a pair of defibrillator paddles that hilariously resurrected a show most of us were fine to let die on the table.—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Mar. 2026
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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
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Continue reading … POLITICS POLICY PUSH — DHS official calls citizenship test 'too soft' as terror attacks renew vetting scrutiny.—
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FOXNews.com,
16 Mar. 2026
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Co-created by Craig Mazin and the game’s Neil Druckmann, the post-apocalyptic The Last of Us was renewed for a third season before Season 2 debuted last April.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Revitalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revitalize. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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