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as in restores
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 revives
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 revitalizes
The beginning of the year revitalizes you from the inside out, as Venus and Mars move through your sign, igniting a personal renaissance where your confidence, magnetism and sense of agency surge.
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Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
Honest conversations open doors as fiery Mars revitalizes your 3rd House of Communication, assisting you in saying what matters without losing your upbeat spirit.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2026
This world-first 737-800NG combi not only revitalizes the airline’s operations but may inspire similar adaptations for other remote-market carriers, breathing new life into the versatile 737-800 platform.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 14 Jan. 2026
The spitfire Sun opposing auspicious Jupiter revitalizes your 3rd House of Information and your 9th House of Philosophy.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 10 Jan. 2026
This is a crucial work of history that revitalizes conversations around workers’ rights and will continue to instill its wisdom and inspiration in new generations of laborers fighting for dignity.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Dec. 2025
Words + Music revitalizes the audio series launched by Audible in 2021.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 1 Dec. 2025
The story culminates in a duet that heals their fractured relationships and revitalizes the storied club.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Nov. 2025
Far from cheapening or diluting Ibsen’s themes and conflicts, the action revitalizes them.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
Honest conversations open doors as fiery Mars revitalizes your 3rd House of Communication, assisting you in saying what matters without losing your upbeat spirit.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2026
This world-first 737-800NG combi not only revitalizes the airline’s operations but may inspire similar adaptations for other remote-market carriers, breathing new life into the versatile 737-800 platform.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 14 Jan. 2026
The spitfire Sun opposing auspicious Jupiter revitalizes your 3rd House of Information and your 9th House of Philosophy.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 10 Jan. 2026
This is a crucial work of history that revitalizes conversations around workers’ rights and will continue to instill its wisdom and inspiration in new generations of laborers fighting for dignity.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Dec. 2025
Words + Music revitalizes the audio series launched by Audible in 2021.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 1 Dec. 2025
The story culminates in a duet that heals their fractured relationships and revitalizes the storied club.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Nov. 2025
Far from cheapening or diluting Ibsen’s themes and conflicts, the action revitalizes them.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revitalizes
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During deep sleep, the brain consolidates memories, restores its ability to learn and processes emotions.—
Avery Newmark,
AJC.com,
10 Mar. 2026
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Amador hopes the president restores ties with Taiwan for the benefit of the 330 shrimp farming companies that are still operating.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Mar. 2026
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Directed by longtime collaborators Andy Morahan and David Austin, the project revives a concert film that had remained largely unseen for decades.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
10 Mar. 2026
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And for the theatrical exhibition business, any merger revives concerns about an even greater decrease in films headed to theaters — particularly if the winning bidder is Netflix.—
Samantha Masunaga,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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The screen shines at an impressive 516 nits in our tests, beating Apple’s own 500-nit claim, and refreshes at a standard 60Hz.—
Joe Osborne,
PC Magazine,
10 Mar. 2026
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Nothing refreshes a bedroom as quickly as a new coat of paint.—
Melissa Epifano,
The Spruce,
30 Jan. 2026
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In The Geomagician, fossil hunter Mary instead accidentally resurrects a baby pterosaur—and refuses to hand it over to the Geomagical Society of London, despite her desperation to join the all-male organization.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Mar. 2026
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Cross the river and Williamsburg’s Bedford Avenue corridor resurrects the old Barneys edit.—
Paul Jebara,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Jan. 2026
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The old-school charm inside the small restaurant recreates the feeling of dining in your grandmother’s kitchen, with bentwood chairs, mismatched dishes and big platters of rib-sticking dishes being passed around crowded tables.—
Rachel Bernhard,
jsonline.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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In a studio in Accra, Perfectual Linnan, a fashion designer and founder of Roots by Linnan, recreates the fugu fabric into jackets, trousers and tops designed for everyday wear.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Feb. 2026
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The Medicare Prescription Payment Plan, which lets enrollees spread costs into monthly installments rather than paying in full at the pharmacy, now automatically renews for 2026 unless the enrollee opts out.—
Allison Palmer
March 3,
Miami Herald,
3 Mar. 2026
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Venus cooperating with Jupiter renews your confidence in your skills.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
22 Feb. 2026
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Murphy plans to expand the menu as the former Test Kitchen space renovates through the first half of 2026.—
Bradley Hohulin,
IndyStar,
2 Feb. 2026
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The company installs, renovates, maintains, repairs and replaces heating, ventilation, air conditioning, plumbing, electrical, monitoring, fire protection and other systems.—
Brett Owens,
Forbes.com,
18 Jan. 2026
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