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as in restoring
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 reviving
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 revitalizing
King’s plans center around keeping close contact with constituents, revitalizing downtown and residential areas and advancing historic preservation and tourism efforts.
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Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
Answering a question about revitalizing the urban core, the mayor said Sacramento must diversify its downtown assets.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2026
The first posts on the Facebook page are from 2024, but talk of revitalizing the sign goes back much further.
—R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
By revitalizing dormant follicles and promoting the transition from the telogen phase back to anagen, minoxidil reduces the overall quantity of hair lost.
—Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
The building owners also identified homelessness, cleanliness, a lack of retail options, and the city’s budget deficit as additional barriers to revitalizing downtown.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
Linklater’s next ambition under the Austin Film Society remains revitalizing college campus movie theaters.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2026
For many, including DeGrange, the watershed center is important to revitalizing the bucolic town, which has witnessed the closures of a restaurant and cafe that were previously nerve centers for the community.
—Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2026
But council member Maxie Johnson said revitalizing downtown gives southern Dallas a better chance to share in any economic development.
—Devyani Chhetri, Dallas Morning News, 8 Mar. 2026
Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
Answering a question about revitalizing the urban core, the mayor said Sacramento must diversify its downtown assets.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2026
The first posts on the Facebook page are from 2024, but talk of revitalizing the sign goes back much further.
—R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
By revitalizing dormant follicles and promoting the transition from the telogen phase back to anagen, minoxidil reduces the overall quantity of hair lost.
—Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
The building owners also identified homelessness, cleanliness, a lack of retail options, and the city’s budget deficit as additional barriers to revitalizing downtown.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
Linklater’s next ambition under the Austin Film Society remains revitalizing college campus movie theaters.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2026
For many, including DeGrange, the watershed center is important to revitalizing the bucolic town, which has witnessed the closures of a restaurant and cafe that were previously nerve centers for the community.
—Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2026
But council member Maxie Johnson said revitalizing downtown gives southern Dallas a better chance to share in any economic development.
—Devyani Chhetri, Dallas Morning News, 8 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revitalizing
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Many people in Cambodia have dedicated their careers to protecting and restoring these essential plants.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
9 Apr. 2026
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The civil action demands a jury trial and for Norfleet to be reinstated as a lieutenant with the fire department, restoring his pension and other benefits.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
8 Apr. 2026
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The failure is its own, and painting this as the creative team not delivering, and alienating Gellar in the process, only makes reviving the franchise that much harder.—
Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
8 Apr. 2026
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An agenda item on the County Commission’s next meeting calls for a study on the costs and benefits of reviving Broward County Fire Rescue, which merged with the Broward Sheriff’s Office in 2003.—
Rafael Olmeda,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Apr. 2026
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To Coimbra, some key questions involved amalgamating real-life characters into fictionalized ones while still honoring victims and survivors, as well as faithfully recreating the look and feel of the time.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
6 Apr. 2026
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Maybe recreating the moment with him as a joke in practice.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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Americans need rebalancing — without resurrecting government bullying or Hollywood propagandizing.—
Gil Troy,
New York Daily News,
29 Mar. 2026
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In a state known globally as ground zero for whiskey and bourbon, two Tennessee distilleries are resurrecting absinthe as a modern go-to spirit for curious palates and cocktail enthusiasts.—
David Cook,
Southern Living,
4 Mar. 2026
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Minor leaguers often spend the month of July hearing rumors, eying unfamilar scouts watching, refreshing their social media pages for the latest.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
2 Apr. 2026
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By addressing each of these messes individually, refreshing your home should become much less intimidating, Davis says.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
1 Apr. 2026
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Hundreds of thousands are losing Medi-Cal coverage as a result of cuts and from new rules that include renewing coverage every six months rather than each year, work requirements and reductions in how much will be covered for noncitizens, according to CalMatters.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Either way, with the moon renewing itself here on April 17, a fresh start arrives regarding your mindset and communication style.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Revitalizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revitalizing. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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