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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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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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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
Beyond denim, Mount Vernon also hopes to revive other legacy textiles—such as Cramerton Army Cloth—using the 45 Picanol President shuttle looms included in the KaKa Cotton deal.
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Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 27 Oct. 2025
It is called Public Media Infrastructure, reviving the dormant nonprofit Public Radio International.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 27 Oct. 2025
In 2017, Washington revived the Quad, a coalition focused on Indo-Pacific security made up of Australia, India, Japan, and the United States.
—Richard Fontaine, Foreign Affairs, 27 Oct. 2025
After more than two decades of working in the food space—reviving her family’s snack empire, and building her own chip brand from scratch—Dawes was ready to move on from starch.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
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Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 27 Oct. 2025
It is called Public Media Infrastructure, reviving the dormant nonprofit Public Radio International.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 27 Oct. 2025
In 2017, Washington revived the Quad, a coalition focused on Indo-Pacific security made up of Australia, India, Japan, and the United States.
—Richard Fontaine, Foreign Affairs, 27 Oct. 2025
After more than two decades of working in the food space—reviving her family’s snack empire, and building her own chip brand from scratch—Dawes was ready to move on from starch.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
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However, when Victor accidentally resurrects a dead Victorian-era woman named Emily (Helena Bonham Carter), he's transported to the much more lively Land of the Dead — ultimately forcing him to choose between his mortal fiancée and his new corpse bride.—
Keith Langston,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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Cuomo is trying win over undecided voters who disagree strongly with Mamdani on policy, but this approach may resurrect questions about Cuomo’s character.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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The restoration aligns with federal responsibilities under historic-preservation law and recent executive orders to beautify the nation's capital and restore pre-existing statues.—
NPR,
NPR,
28 Oct. 2025
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Some $465,000 in funding that Kristi House planned to use to support mental health and trauma therapists was slashed from an early version of the Miami-Dade budget, but was restored when the county commission approved the final budget in September.—
Mimi Whitefield,
Miami Herald,
28 Oct. 2025
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The Warriors fell behind in the first half and never really recovered in a 139-119 road loss to the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
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Her Liberal Democratic Party is still recovering from corruption scandals, and her performance abroad could shape both her political future and her party’s recovery.—
Hanako Montgomery,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
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Slow Horses is finishing up its fifth season, and it’s been renewed for two more, but there are currently eight books in the main series.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Oct. 2025
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Health care premiums are expected to double for millions of Americans in 2026 if Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies are not renewed — the sticking point at the center of the shutdown.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
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Reinvigorating your cinnamon brooms with fresh cinnamon oil each October can be a great way to refresh their magical properties and reset their intentions for the coming year.—
Cori Sears,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Oct. 2025
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Game odds refresh periodically and are subject to change.—
Jordan Sigler,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Revive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revive. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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