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the act or an instance of bringing something back to life, public attention, or vigorous activity
there was a revival of interest in the author's classic horror stories after a film version of his best-known tale was released
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Recent Examples of revivals
Other revivals have come in 2009, with Bill Irwin and Nathan Lane, and in 2013, with Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen.
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Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025
Timothy White Lardini showcases innovative fabric treatments and revivals of classic styles.
—Cassell Ferere, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Hart worked in both television and on Broadway, with her stage credits including the revivals of The Heiress (1976) and Design for Living (1984), as well as the premiere production of Tom Stoppard's 1977 play Dirty Linen & New-Found-Land, for which she was nominated for a Drama Desk Award.
—Vandana Pawa, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Spinoffs, revivals and remakes have done far worse, with far better origins.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
The 52nd edition of the Telluride Film Festival will include 60 features, revivals, and shorts from 30 countries.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 28 Aug. 2025
Foster most recently starred in the Broadway revivals of Once Upon a Mattress and The Music Man.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025
Television revivals are always good for a healthy whiff of nostalgia, but the routine may quickly become tired.
—Jeremy Gordon, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2025
But new, radical, drastically modern revivals of his most famous shows are bringing his work into the 21st century.
—Emily Scolnick, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025
Timothy White Lardini showcases innovative fabric treatments and revivals of classic styles.
—Cassell Ferere, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Hart worked in both television and on Broadway, with her stage credits including the revivals of The Heiress (1976) and Design for Living (1984), as well as the premiere production of Tom Stoppard's 1977 play Dirty Linen & New-Found-Land, for which she was nominated for a Drama Desk Award.
—Vandana Pawa, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Spinoffs, revivals and remakes have done far worse, with far better origins.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
The 52nd edition of the Telluride Film Festival will include 60 features, revivals, and shorts from 30 countries.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 28 Aug. 2025
Foster most recently starred in the Broadway revivals of Once Upon a Mattress and The Music Man.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025
Television revivals are always good for a healthy whiff of nostalgia, but the routine may quickly become tired.
—Jeremy Gordon, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2025
But new, radical, drastically modern revivals of his most famous shows are bringing his work into the 21st century.
—Emily Scolnick, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revivals
Noun
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Another common reason is annual resurgences around holidays.—
Xander Zellner,
Billboard,
27 Aug. 2025
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Winners of nine of their last 11, the Braves have seen resurgences on offense from key players like Michael Harris II and Matt Olson.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Finding yourself after a heartbreak is one of the most beautiful transformations and rebirths there is in life.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
21 Aug. 2025
Noun
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From vengeful resurrections to satanic rituals, shoplifters waging war on capitalism to secret cults, shadow selves to harrowing births, these genre-defying films crown the Dolls as auteurs, protagonists, dreamers, and disruptors.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Revivals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revivals. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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