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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
The oatmeal and aloe combination will work to detangle and revivify dull coats, leaving your furbaby looking his best.
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Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 17 Oct. 2022
What would invigorate and revivify you?
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 30 June 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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Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 17 Oct. 2022
What would invigorate and revivify you?
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 30 June 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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After years of sitting dormant, the station was restored as a new hotel, but a surprise was left behind on the top floor.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
21 Oct. 2025
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The result can be a culture that restores its edge daily, rather than one that dulls until a major transformation is forced.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
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Investors cheered the improbable rise of the amateur heavy metal drummer and hard-line conservative, who’s expected to increase defense spending, cut taxes, and revive Japan’s nuclear power industry.—
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
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Deep sleepers will appreciate the gradual wakeup call from a large catalog of alarm sounds, and an alarm volume that reaches decibels capable of reviving a bear from its hibernation.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
21 Oct. 2025
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The fourth installment of the brands’ collaboration infuses playful details into elevated design, offering new styles in addition to refreshed versions of the Classic Platform and Trailbreak sneakers.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
14 Oct. 2025
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The entire process takes just a few minutes and leaves participants refreshed, relaxed, and clean.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
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Retro speed resurrected The engine will debut in Runge’s upcoming R3 supercar, a lightweight machine weighing just 1,720 pounds (780 kilograms).—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Oct. 2025
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Hocus Pocus is a Disney movie about teens who accidentally resurrect a trio of witches.—
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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Season 1 is set to bow in October, with Season 2 — which was recently renewed — rolling out new episodes through 2027.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
15 Oct. 2025
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Ballard was just renewed for a second season, and there’s always The Lincoln Lawyer on Netflix.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Revivify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revivify. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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