as in to revive
to bring back to life, practice, or activity
attempts are being made to resurrect the stalled arms negotiations
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Recent Examples of resurrect
Russ then tries to resurrect his dreams by disguising himself as Chad Powers — a talented oddball who walks on to the struggling South Georgia Catfish team.
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Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Sep. 2025
Juggling sparse resources, an extremely green team and — with Esmeralda and Enervate’s head of strategy, Ken Davis (Tim Key), sabotaging him at every turn — Ned attempts to resurrect the Truth Teller to its former glory.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
Still, resurrecting the Truth-Teller proves to be an uphill climb.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2025
East Bay Assemblymember Buffy Wicks resurrected the idea earlier this year, aiming for the 2026 election, but the bill hasn’t had much movement since being sent to the Senate in June.
—Grace Hase, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2025
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Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Sep. 2025
Juggling sparse resources, an extremely green team and — with Esmeralda and Enervate’s head of strategy, Ken Davis (Tim Key), sabotaging him at every turn — Ned attempts to resurrect the Truth Teller to its former glory.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
Still, resurrecting the Truth-Teller proves to be an uphill climb.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2025
East Bay Assemblymember Buffy Wicks resurrected the idea earlier this year, aiming for the 2026 election, but the bill hasn’t had much movement since being sent to the Senate in June.
—Grace Hase, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for resurrect
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Color Wow Dreaming Advanced Repair & Resurfacing Treatment Fried hair was revived once this reparative mask worked its magic.—
Jackie Fields,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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Soak bare-root hostas in warm water for 30 minutes to an hour before planting to help revive the roots and absorb moisture.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
9 Sep. 2025
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The Walton Family Foundation renewed and expanded its support for the Northwest Arkansas Kiva Hub with a three-year commitment and $1 million contribution to the loan match fund on Wednesday.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Sep. 2025
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The pair renewed their tensions at a candidate forum this year.—
Mary Ramsey
Updated September 9,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Resurrect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resurrect. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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