as in resurgences
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
The Harlem Globetrotters will be facing off against their usual revivals — the ever-hopeful Washington Generals — at four different NorCal venues.
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Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
In terms of style, surreal renderings of nature and all its nuances have been etched into new models and vintage revivals.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 11 Dec. 2025
The Anthology — and the TalkShopLive stream — explores the stakes and stories behind the pandemic disruptions, dive-bar revivals, and Brooks’ ultimate stadium triumphs, which included a five-night homecoming in Ireland.
—Tim Chan, HollywoodReporter, 28 Nov. 2025
Related Stories That’s just the top of the list of reboots and revivals in the works.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
Other revivals have come in 2009, with Bill Irwin and Nathan Lane, and in 2013, with Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
Since then, he's amassed a following holding religious revivals and as a TV evangelist.
—Scott Wartman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Oct. 2025
The field, as always in this category, is packed with cast albums from both new shows and revivals; from Broadway, off-Broadway and London’s West End, in addition to some studio cast recordings.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2025
Its team-building has undoubtedly been successful, and players such as Alanna Smith, Courtney Williams and McBride have either had career years or, at the very least, late-career revivals.
—Ben Pickman, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
In terms of style, surreal renderings of nature and all its nuances have been etched into new models and vintage revivals.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 11 Dec. 2025
The Anthology — and the TalkShopLive stream — explores the stakes and stories behind the pandemic disruptions, dive-bar revivals, and Brooks’ ultimate stadium triumphs, which included a five-night homecoming in Ireland.
—Tim Chan, HollywoodReporter, 28 Nov. 2025
Related Stories That’s just the top of the list of reboots and revivals in the works.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
Other revivals have come in 2009, with Bill Irwin and Nathan Lane, and in 2013, with Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
Since then, he's amassed a following holding religious revivals and as a TV evangelist.
—Scott Wartman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Oct. 2025
The field, as always in this category, is packed with cast albums from both new shows and revivals; from Broadway, off-Broadway and London’s West End, in addition to some studio cast recordings.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2025
Its team-building has undoubtedly been successful, and players such as Alanna Smith, Courtney Williams and McBride have either had career years or, at the very least, late-career revivals.
—Ben Pickman, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revivals
Noun
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After Alexander McQueen’s spring 1995 collection introduced the bumster, the derrière-baring look has enjoyed several resurgences—most recently in McQueen’s spring 2026 collection by Seán McGirr.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
1 Jan. 2026
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Thus, the resurgences of measles, which is very infectious, and pertussis, a bacterial disease, are not unexpected.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Dec. 2025
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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
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At this year’s French Open, Monfils performed one of his signature resurrections, coming from two sets down to beat Bolivia’s Hugo Dellien and sending Court Philippe-Chatrier into a frenzy in the process.—
James Hansen,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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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 11 Jan. 2026.
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