revitalizing

present participle of revitalize

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of revitalizing Washington can tackle this challenge and strengthen American firms by revitalizing federal funding for basic science and investing in the human talent to win the biotech race. Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026 Christopher McQuarrie assumed directing duties with the prior entry (taking the baton from Brad Bird’s franchise-revitalizing Ghost Protocol) and proceeded to push the series to greater and greater heights. Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Aug. 2026 Republican nominee for governor Rick Jackson is proposing a state program aimed at revitalizing six historic Black business districts across Georgia. Emily McLeod, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026 Felton began his engagement at Broadway’s Lyric Theatre on November 11, 2025, revitalizing public interest in the play that opened in 2018. Greg Evans, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026 Marie Cervay Hickle of PNC Bank explains how historic and new markets tax credits facilitate adaptive reuse, transforming vacant structures like old mills into thriving apartment communities and revitalizing neighborhoods. Katie Goar, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Later this month, Wyandotte County’s Economic Development and Finance Commission will revisit a more than year-long conversation about revitalizing the former site of a defunct mall in Kansas City, Kansas. Sofi Zeman august 6, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2026 The Red Sox are surging, revitalizing their entire 2026 season from mediocrity to find themselves in an American League Wild Card position at the moment, while only five games back of the AL East lead. Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026 The nonprofit collective aims to reverse decades of disinvestment and gentrification against Black residents in East Oakland by revitalizing the 50-square-block area between High Street and the San Leandro border. Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 26 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revitalizing
Verb
  • China is the world’s biggest consumer of human albumin, the most abundant protein in plasma, which is widely used in care for critical trauma such as burns, and restoring blood protein levels from chronic conditions, like liver diseases.
    CNN Staff, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
  • According to Sky & Telescope, that’s one of the unexpected pleasures of a deep lunar eclipse, briefly restoring a darker night sky despite the presence of a full moon.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Singh, who at one time built houses for a living, believes a key element to reviving Norwich is making developers feel welcome.
    Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Black Americans were struggling against the legacy of Jim Crow, and Abdeen interned with Ernest Goodman, a civil-rights lawyer who was reviving the National Lawyers Guild, a collective of progressive legal professionals.
    Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • But recreating an era, as the movie does reasonably well, is not the same thing as expressing real affection for it.
    Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Ronald Reagan started as a radio sportscaster in Iowa, calling football and recreating Chicago Cubs games from wire reports before eventually becoming governor of California and president of the United States.
    Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The clarion call from Ted Cruz/Thom Tillis, resurrecting the Red Scare before the midterms.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Josephai spent years resurrecting Kadavumbagam Synagogue, the last functioning Malabari house of worship.
    ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • However, a cleanse is focused on consuming appropriate healthy foods, minerals and vitamins, while detoxes focus on removing toxins and refreshing the body.
    BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Collier recommends using color-refreshing products between appointments to help keep your shade looking vibrant, while a color-depositing mask can be used to refresh the tone at home.
    Emma-Jade Stoddart, Glamour, 20 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Ultimately, renewing alliances will require an affirmative purpose.
    Kurt M. Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
  • But the government contract for that work expired at the end of July, and, instead of renewing it, the Administration announced its plans to work with other providers.
    Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2026

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“Revitalizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revitalizing. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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