as in refreshed
made or become fresh in spirits or vigor
the farmers felt revived as they headed back to the fields after a hearty lunch
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as in resurrected
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 restored
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 recovered
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 revived
New Atlas, 11 May 2026
But finding Congress members to co-chair the revived caucus has proven difficult, Ilechie told Semafor.
—Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Tickets are on sale for the revived Festival of Nations, which is now known as the International Festival of Minnesota.
—Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 11 Mar. 2026
The revived flight will operate on a Boeing 757 and will feature Delta One lie-flat seats.
—Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 9 Feb. 2026
The next front in the revived 2026 budget battle could be back in the City Council, where an aldermanic majority has cried foul over Johnson splitting in half an advance payment to the city’s woefully underfunded public pensions — a major sticking point in last year’s negotiations.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
Ram, despite a new lineup featuring a revived HEMI engine, saw sales dip 2% compared with 2024.
—Liam Rappleye, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
The third quarter featured seven lead changes, two ties and a revived White, who hit his first three 3-pointers of the game and drew a three-shot foul on another attempt.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 27 Nov. 2025
Along with new and revived looks, the new 25th Anniversary Emblem threads through the collection.
—Cassell Ferere, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Katy Siegel, Artforum, 2 June 2026
Many have threatened to use amendments in the reconciliation bill and force votes on stand-alone legislation to prevent it from being revived later.
—Kaylah Jackson, NBC news, 2 June 2026
While the crackdown has revived concerns over foreign access to Chinese markets, analysts broadly downplayed the impact on global investors and liquidity.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 2 June 2026
That changed in 2001, when wine merchant Mark Reynier, CEO Simon Coughlin, and legendary Master Distiller Jim McEwan revived the distillery with a small team and a very different vision for Scotch whisky.
—Emily Price, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
And Protect Your Harvest In 5 Steps Yes, zucchini plants can be revived but the key is to act fast.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 31 May 2026
Plemons also revived the group for the show’s 10th anniversary in 2016 at the same festival, with Kirsten Dunst in attendance.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 30 May 2026
The last time the Bros actor and writer revived the format was for a get-out-the-vote campaign with Will Ferrell for 2024 Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 30 May 2026
The cellmate was revived, but Washington was pronounced dead at the jail.
—Theresa Clift
may 29, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026
Adjective
If the revived 883 Sportster is one, what’s the other?
—New Atlas, 11 May 2026
But finding Congress members to co-chair the revived caucus has proven difficult, Ilechie told Semafor.
—Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Tickets are on sale for the revived Festival of Nations, which is now known as the International Festival of Minnesota.
—Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 11 Mar. 2026
The revived flight will operate on a Boeing 757 and will feature Delta One lie-flat seats.
—Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 9 Feb. 2026
The next front in the revived 2026 budget battle could be back in the City Council, where an aldermanic majority has cried foul over Johnson splitting in half an advance payment to the city’s woefully underfunded public pensions — a major sticking point in last year’s negotiations.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
Ram, despite a new lineup featuring a revived HEMI engine, saw sales dip 2% compared with 2024.
—Liam Rappleye, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
The third quarter featured seven lead changes, two ties and a revived White, who hit his first three 3-pointers of the game and drew a three-shot foul on another attempt.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 27 Nov. 2025
Along with new and revived looks, the new 25th Anniversary Emblem threads through the collection.
—Cassell Ferere, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
Most recently, late neoliberalism revived a central aspect of 1970s pluralism, retooled as representative diversity—once again under the pressure of political activism, which reckoned with decades of racially exclusionary collecting, exhibiting, and hiring practices at art institutions.
—Katy Siegel, Artforum, 2 June 2026
Many have threatened to use amendments in the reconciliation bill and force votes on stand-alone legislation to prevent it from being revived later.
—Kaylah Jackson, NBC news, 2 June 2026
While the crackdown has revived concerns over foreign access to Chinese markets, analysts broadly downplayed the impact on global investors and liquidity.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 2 June 2026
That changed in 2001, when wine merchant Mark Reynier, CEO Simon Coughlin, and legendary Master Distiller Jim McEwan revived the distillery with a small team and a very different vision for Scotch whisky.
—Emily Price, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
And Protect Your Harvest In 5 Steps Yes, zucchini plants can be revived but the key is to act fast.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 31 May 2026
Plemons also revived the group for the show’s 10th anniversary in 2016 at the same festival, with Kirsten Dunst in attendance.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 30 May 2026
The last time the Bros actor and writer revived the format was for a get-out-the-vote campaign with Will Ferrell for 2024 Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 30 May 2026
The cellmate was revived, but Washington was pronounced dead at the jail.
—Theresa Clift
may 29, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revived
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So the Pep Guardiola era is over, with a domestic double in the bag and a season that suggests a refreshed Manchester City are on the right lines.—
Sam Lee,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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From an all-new band taking over Rock ’n’ Rollercoaster at Disney’s Hollywood Studios to a refreshed version of the wildest ride in the Wilderness at Magic Kingdom, this summer is a great time for families to visit Walt Disney World.—
Megan duBois,
Southern Living,
20 May 2026
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The most ambitious bar — squarely on the corner of Pratt and Trumbull — resurrected the Coach’s name, the third downtown sports bar to take that name since the 1990s.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
28 May 2026
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The Marvel Comics mastermind’s voice and likeness will be resurrected by ElevenLabs, the AI audio company valued at $11 billion earlier this year.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
27 May 2026
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At that moment, the air in the Lenovo Center was taken right out of the fans’ sails, but a trusty veteran restored that later in the period.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
3 June 2026
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In one of the poshest corners of Recoleta is this neoclassical mansion from the 1930s that has been impeccably restored.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
Verb
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Photos released by the FGR appear to show agents navigating the underground passageway, access points leading into the tunnel and evidence recovered during the operation.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
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Western, for his part, had by this time recovered something of his usual bluster, and began again upon the subject of Blifil, commending his estate and his family with great earnestness, as though these considerations alone ought to have settled the matter long since.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
2 June 2026
Adjective
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That has spurred renewed interest in a clause in the EU's foundational treaties about mutual assistance if a member nation is attacked.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
25 Apr. 2026
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While President Claudia Sheinbaum has signaled renewed openness to private investment, including partnerships in electricity and a possible revival of fracking, her administration’s statism continues to weigh on Mexico’s appeal relative to regional peers.—
Juan Pablo Spinetto,
Mercury News,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
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On May 29, the MomTok star recreated a social media trend on Instagram for her birthday.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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Through continuity of evidence, each supply chain transition must produce a verifiable, tamper-resistant evidence, and through independent verification, that evidence is not self-issued, self-declared or recreated after the fact.—
Jennifer Bringle,
Footwear News,
26 May 2026
Verb
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In the fifth, the Borrego Springs’ bats came to life, scoring five runs on five hits to break open the game.—
Kevin J. Farmer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
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Following the success of the 1992 film, there was talk of Pfeiffer starring in a standalone Catwoman film, per The New York Times, but that never came to fruition.—
Kelsie Gibson,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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When the theater group declared bankruptcy in 2025 – despite a fundraising campaign and donations from Cal Shakes alumni like Zendaya – the nonprofit Siesta Valley Foundation took over operations, resulting in this year’s reborn festivities.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
1 June 2026
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And that’s kind of the center of what’s being reborn as a new cultural corridor called the East Bank right now.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
30 May 2026
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