1
as in to resurrect
to bring back to life, practice, or activity
an effort to revive the once-common custom of celebrating May 1 as a springtime festival of games and dances
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2
as in to restore
to bring back to a former condition or vigor
around mid-morning, I usually need to revive myself with a cup of strong coffee
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3
as in to recover
to gain consciousness again
the patient eventually revived and was able to give us her name and address
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Recent Examples of revive
At North Texas, Eric Morris helped revive the career of TCU transfer Chandler Morris (no relation).
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Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
The junta has also revived Myanmar’s role as a center of international narcotics trafficking and production.
—Dan Swift, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2025
McDonald’s is reviving its iconic Monopoly promotion in the United States from October 6 for a limited time.
—Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
He was transported to a hospital but could not be revived.
—Jayne Yutig, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
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Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
The junta has also revived Myanmar’s role as a center of international narcotics trafficking and production.
—Dan Swift, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2025
McDonald’s is reviving its iconic Monopoly promotion in the United States from October 6 for a limited time.
—Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
He was transported to a hospital but could not be revived.
—Jayne Yutig, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revive
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The titular robotic dinosaurs are machines piloted by humans who, in the new series, must defend Earth from a monstrous alien invasion trying to resurrect its prehistoric army.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
25 Sep. 2025
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La Posada closed and was converted into office space, but was resurrected when new owners purchased the building and its grounds in 1997, restoring the hotel and planting new gardens.—
Michael Salerno,
AZCentral.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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Masses of federal workers face going unpaid until funding is restored.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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In April, more than 4,700 international students across the country had their immigration status revoked before it was unexpectedly restored weeks later.—
David Ferrara,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
30 Sep. 2025
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Authorities said during an evening briefing that two additional bodies were recovered at the church, adding to an earlier death toll of two.—
Joe Hernandez,
NPR,
29 Sep. 2025
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By the first light of the next morning, search teams and an air ambulance went back to the command post and were able to recover the body of the victim, a 54-year-old man from Tennessee.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
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In March 2023, Ottawa renewed the mandate, extending the mission through April 2026.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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More than 90% of fans renewed, and the team established a season ticket waiting list.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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Taiwan converts time into a weapon by turning drones into throughput problems, from design to fab to field to refresh.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Oct. 2025
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Simply plucking young stars from viewers’ social-media feeds won’t radically alter or refresh SNL.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Revive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revive. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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