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
Since then, the case was revived last year after he was found competent again.
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Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
The franchise got a makeover with 1994's The Little Rascals, a modern riff that revived the series' diminutive ensemble with child actors like Bug Hall, Ross Bagley, Brittany Ashton Holmes, and Courtland Mead.
—Andrew Walsh, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Jan. 2026
Clough had a knack of reviving the fortunes of waifs and strays; of extracting every ounce of talent from players.
—Paul Taylor, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Since nearly all of Japanese business is supported by SMEs, reviving them would be a great impact on the economy.
—Japan Contributor, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
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Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
The franchise got a makeover with 1994's The Little Rascals, a modern riff that revived the series' diminutive ensemble with child actors like Bug Hall, Ross Bagley, Brittany Ashton Holmes, and Courtland Mead.
—Andrew Walsh, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Jan. 2026
Clough had a knack of reviving the fortunes of waifs and strays; of extracting every ounce of talent from players.
—Paul Taylor, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Since nearly all of Japanese business is supported by SMEs, reviving them would be a great impact on the economy.
—Japan Contributor, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revive
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Looking back on the second season now, what was the biggest challenge in resurrecting this story after a decade?—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
1 Feb. 2026
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Chris Waugh Nottingham Forest Matty Cash Remembering that the brief was ‘ideal’ signing, rather than one that is likely to happen, there would be a lot of logic to Nottingham Forest resurrecting their summer interest in one of their academy graduates.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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Revoice shows how artificial intelligence and wearable tech can work together to restore something deeply human.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
1 Feb. 2026
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Mahan’s path to Sacramento surely would be paved with stories of this city, from shutting down the infamous homeless encampment at Columbus Park to restoring the city’s reputation as one of the safest big cities in America.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
1 Feb. 2026
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But Jaylen Petty fumbled the outlet pass after the steal, and UCF (17-4, 6-3 Big 12) recovered to set up Fulks' jumper to go up by two possessions.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
1 Feb. 2026
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So getting these last couple of days off just to recover and get back to full strength, that was huge for me.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
31 Jan. 2026
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Ebrahimi’s death has also renewed attention on the case of another Iranian boxer, Mohammad Javad Vafaei Sani, who is on death row.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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In December 2023, all four members—Jennie, Jisoo, Lisa, and Rosé—renewed their group contract with YG Entertainment.—
Hannah Abraham,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Some users said their For You pages refreshed endlessly.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Jan. 2026
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The Kia Telluride and Hyundai Palisade have been refreshed for 2026 and have in my mind added more refinement.—
John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs And Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast,
Hartford Courant,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Revive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revive. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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