1
as in resurrects
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 restores
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 recovers
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 revives
The measure revives a 2022 phaseout that was thrown out by a judge.
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Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2026
There will not be a quick turnaround that revives sustainability reporting.
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Jon McGowan,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
But the possibility of a Fujimori presidency also revives old fears.
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Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
16 June 2026
For watch collectors, the more pointed reference is Flamboyant Links, which revives the sautoir watch Piaget first showed in 1969 as part of its 21st Century Collection.
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Taylor Stoddard,
Robb Report,
16 June 2026
The risk in the Gulf is that the messaging surrounding police raids revives exclusionary language that governments have spent years trying to suppress, and that remains common in the sectarian politics of Iraq, Lebanon, and Syria.
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Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
15 June 2026
Her recent work revives a dreamy Renaissance style to show its absurd incompatibility with the raging, petulant menaces in whom the world’s power is concentrated.
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Eugenie Brinkema,
ARTnews.com,
14 June 2026
The L'Oréal Elvive Hyaluron Plump Hair Serum is a thickening, hydrating styling product that revives thin, limp, dry hair almost instantly.
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Sophie Wirt,
InStyle,
10 June 2026
The project revives elements of Shurcliff’s plan that were lost over time.
—
Stephanie Gallman Jordan,
Southern Living,
18 May 2026
Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2026
There will not be a quick turnaround that revives sustainability reporting.
—
Jon McGowan,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
But the possibility of a Fujimori presidency also revives old fears.
—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
16 June 2026
For watch collectors, the more pointed reference is Flamboyant Links, which revives the sautoir watch Piaget first showed in 1969 as part of its 21st Century Collection.
—
Taylor Stoddard,
Robb Report,
16 June 2026
The risk in the Gulf is that the messaging surrounding police raids revives exclusionary language that governments have spent years trying to suppress, and that remains common in the sectarian politics of Iraq, Lebanon, and Syria.
—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
15 June 2026
Her recent work revives a dreamy Renaissance style to show its absurd incompatibility with the raging, petulant menaces in whom the world’s power is concentrated.
—
Eugenie Brinkema,
ARTnews.com,
14 June 2026
The L'Oréal Elvive Hyaluron Plump Hair Serum is a thickening, hydrating styling product that revives thin, limp, dry hair almost instantly.
—
Sophie Wirt,
InStyle,
10 June 2026
The project revives elements of Shurcliff’s plan that were lost over time.
—
Stephanie Gallman Jordan,
Southern Living,
18 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revives
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Their ferocious poetry resurrects them, inviting other mad seekers to take up their story.
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The unrestricted grant resurrects the spirt of the AIDS Treatment Project, which Giorno started when the epidemic left so many artists in need beginning in the early ’80s.
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What the collection restores is the density and texture that caricature could strip away.
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Moving through your available range of motion repeatedly — rather than holding a stretch — restores that blood flow and primes your joints for the activation exercises that follow.
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England's starting 11 will be missing two key players as Declan Rice starts on the bench and Reece James recovers from injury.
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Foster still finds resonance in moment at the end of the film, after Kyle recovers her daughter, who seemingly has no awareness of the harrowing journey that her mother has just endured to find her.
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Trump added that oil exports from Iran could once again be bottlenecked at the Strait of Hormuz if the United States renews military strikes on Iran.
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If a traveler renews that passport, replaces it, or travels on a different one, the authorization may no longer match the document being checked.
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Corden’s mum and dad are also in attendance for the show, and both take part in the final segment, which recreates a moment from the day’s events.
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Both are drawn from Spanish auteurist designer Jaime Hayon’s arresting sense of design – a protagonist with a beak nose, shiny colors, an avoidance of sharp angles – which recreates over a century of Spanish design and architecture.
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The tension between the longtime rivals eventually comes to a head in a roping competition, where the two Dutton ranch hands make quick work and walk away with a victory.
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When a push comes to shove … trust your gut.
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The high vamp perfectly refreshes the nostalgic trend, and the color selection is so fresh and fun.
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Your 4th House of Home and Family refreshes as the New Moon encourages gentle improvements that protect comfort and support your sensitive system.
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This move comes around two years after he was elected in a landslide victory.
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If there’s a will to make money during the most globally significant event that only comes around twice a decade, then there’s a way to design marketing campaigns skirting the line of trademark infringement.
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