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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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The restoration aligns with federal responsibilities under historic-preservation law and recent executive orders to beautify the nation's capital and restore pre-existing statues.—
NPR,
NPR,
28 Oct. 2025
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Some $465,000 in funding that Kristi House planned to use to support mental health and trauma therapists was slashed from an early version of the Miami-Dade budget, but was restored when the county commission approved the final budget in September.—
Mimi Whitefield,
Miami Herald,
28 Oct. 2025
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So began the journey to revive the world of Pablo Sanchez and his team of backyard athletes.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
28 Oct. 2025
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Dramatic footage shows the infant unresponsive as officers performed CPR to revive her.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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Senior commerce editor Nashia Baker says she feels refreshed and comfortable in any sleep position with this memory foam pillow.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
22 Oct. 2025
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Game odds refresh periodically and are subject to change.—
Rowan Fisher-Shotton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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However, when Victor accidentally resurrects a dead Victorian-era woman named Emily (Helena Bonham Carter), he's transported to the much more lively Land of the Dead — ultimately forcing him to choose between his mortal fiancée and his new corpse bride.—
Keith Langston,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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Cuomo is trying win over undecided voters who disagree strongly with Mamdani on policy, but this approach may resurrect questions about Cuomo’s character.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Brooklyn and Nicola married in April 2022 and renewed their wedding vows this past August.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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In mid-June, they were relieved to learn that their home insurance would be renewed—but their annual premium was going up by a thousand dollars.—
Ingfei Chen,
New Yorker,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Revivify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revivify. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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