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as in to restore
to bring back to a former condition or vigor
a new director hoping to revivify the region's oldest repertory company
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as in to revive
to bring back to life, practice, or activity
the new director hopes to revivify interest in the sports programs offered at the youth center
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Recent Examples of revivify
Trying to revivify the tourism industry, the Egyptian government recently opened seven more tombs to the public.
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Valerie Ross, Discover Magazine, 27 May 2011
The oatmeal and aloe combination will work to detangle and revivify dull coats, leaving your furbaby looking his best.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 17 Oct. 2022
Emergencies remind us that people admire selflessness and enjoy demands on their generosity, and that the community as a whole is revivified by such demands.
—Marilynne Robinson, The New York Review of Books, 27 May 2020
Few films express as well as this one how an immigrant’s sadness at leaving one’s homeland is countered by the prospect of a revivifying renewal.
—Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 May 2020
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Valerie Ross, Discover Magazine, 27 May 2011
The oatmeal and aloe combination will work to detangle and revivify dull coats, leaving your furbaby looking his best.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 17 Oct. 2022
Emergencies remind us that people admire selflessness and enjoy demands on their generosity, and that the community as a whole is revivified by such demands.
—Marilynne Robinson, The New York Review of Books, 27 May 2020
Few films express as well as this one how an immigrant’s sadness at leaving one’s homeland is countered by the prospect of a revivifying renewal.
—Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 May 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revivify
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Supporters argue that this move restores balance to recruiting, protects institutional autonomy, and shields the non-revenue sports most vulnerable to financial strain.—
Aaron S. Marks,
Hartford Courant,
15 Aug. 2025
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Lilly restored the house and helped develop the surrounding area into Conner Prairie Farm, adding a loom house and trading post.—
John Tuohy,
IndyStar,
14 Aug. 2025
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In the guest room there, for instance, Charlotte revived the beloved seventies decorating trick, upholstering the bed, slipcovering the chairs, and framing the windows in textiles from Villa D’Ascoli’s collection for The Company Store.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
17 Aug. 2025
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Hours after Air Force One landed back in Washington, though, Trump seemed revived, embracing a new and entirely different plan for peace.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
16 Aug. 2025
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And while the move is an ambitious one, an argument could be made that a shorter Campaign 4 would benefit all involved to refresh both GMs’ creative chops and leave Mercer open to pursue different endeavors outside of the world of Exandria (or future ones within it).—
Dana Reboe,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
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Instead, wipe down your gadgets with products specially formulated for them or use a clean, dry microfiber cloth to refresh a screen.—
Lauren Wicks,
Southern Living,
6 Aug. 2025
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More than 4,000 people signed a Change.org petition to compel OpenAI to resurrect it.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
14 Aug. 2025
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Depending on the nature of the show, they can even be resurrected from the dead.—
Chancellor Agard,
EW.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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In the event that those shows get renewed — which Sheridan has a good track record of doing — Berry expects the facility will be busy for sometime.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Aug. 2025
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The industry has been essentially dormant since the 1990s, but the Trump administration has renewed interest in using uranium and nuclear energy.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Revivify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revivify. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.
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