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as in restoring
to bring back to a former condition or vigor
she hopes to resuscitate the currently defunct charity organization
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as in reviving
to bring back to life, practice, or activity
people trying to resuscitate some old theories that the assassination was really an act of conspiracy
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Recent Examples of resuscitating
Osmon is particularly keen on resuscitating Seger, an artist who often gets short shrift in standard rock histories.
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Jack Hamilton, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
Mantha and Brazeau are a couple of power forward monsters, Brazeau realizing his potential and Mantha resuscitating his while the two primarily play on the same line.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
Fuel analysts say resuscitating the industry won’t be easy.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
Trump on Monday suggested the US reimburse those companies in exchange for their help resuscitating Venezuela’s oil industry.
—Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 7 Jan. 2026
Members on the City Council, though disappointed, are seeing AT&T’s departure as an opportunity for the government and business community to continue the project of resuscitating the central business core.
—Sasha Richie, Dallas Morning News, 5 Jan. 2026
And a widening audience is turning to vinyl albums, resuscitating an analog format that was on its deathbed 20 years ago.
—Michael Liedtke, Fortune, 28 Dec. 2025
If anything, the streaming era stepped back from the glory days of cable, resuscitating the Network approach on digital steroids.
—John Lopez, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2025
The crew rescues the tech CEO by resuscitating him after the whale spits him out.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
Jack Hamilton, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
Mantha and Brazeau are a couple of power forward monsters, Brazeau realizing his potential and Mantha resuscitating his while the two primarily play on the same line.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
Fuel analysts say resuscitating the industry won’t be easy.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
Trump on Monday suggested the US reimburse those companies in exchange for their help resuscitating Venezuela’s oil industry.
—Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 7 Jan. 2026
Members on the City Council, though disappointed, are seeing AT&T’s departure as an opportunity for the government and business community to continue the project of resuscitating the central business core.
—Sasha Richie, Dallas Morning News, 5 Jan. 2026
And a widening audience is turning to vinyl albums, resuscitating an analog format that was on its deathbed 20 years ago.
—Michael Liedtke, Fortune, 28 Dec. 2025
If anything, the streaming era stepped back from the glory days of cable, resuscitating the Network approach on digital steroids.
—John Lopez, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2025
The crew rescues the tech CEO by resuscitating him after the whale spits him out.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resuscitating
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The agreements under discussion are expected to focus on stabilizing existing production rather than rapidly expanding it, with an emphasis on rehabilitating fields, improving refining capacity and restoring the country’s fragile power grid — a critical constraint on energy operations.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
30 Apr. 2026
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In addition to his support of local economic development, his priorities are public safety, decreasing homelessness and restoring a sense of community to Linda, according to his campaign website.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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But with a sequel to dissect and an audience primed for this kind of analysis, the larger conversation around villainy is worth reviving.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
30 Apr. 2026
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But Anne Hathaway reviving an actual movie costume from 2006?—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
30 Apr. 2026
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Vanity Fair spoke with the costume designer for the movie, Marci Rodgers, who had the heavy task of recreating Jackson’s world through fashion.—
Kia D. Goosby,
Vanity Fair,
25 Apr. 2026
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Fuqua even shot an entire action sequence recreating the infamous 1993 raid on Neverland Ranch, which culminated in police officers strip-searching Jackson and examining his genitals to compare them with Chandler’s description.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
23 Apr. 2026
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And in parallel, the Russian government has been resurrecting the ghosts of the Soviet past.—
Nathan Hodge,
CNN Money,
26 Apr. 2026
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Today’s conservatives are resurrecting the positions that Reynolds and his allies in the 1980s could not muscle past the internal GOP opposition in Congress and the Cabinet.—
Ronald Brownstein,
Twin Cities,
26 Apr. 2026
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New York City’s Carbone has been synonymous with A-listers and fashionable figures, with mere mortal foodies refreshing their emails in anticipation of securing a coveted reservation.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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Cleansing the area is not only beneficial for refreshing your style but essential to the health of your hair too.—
Danielle James,
Allure,
22 Apr. 2026
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Circularity in fashion also has to do with renewing and reusing what already exists.—
Catherine Salfino,
Footwear News,
24 Apr. 2026
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Former Tarrant County Sheriff Dee Anderson, who helped create the Amber Alert in Arlington 30 years ago, has proposed renewing efforts to reserve it for only the most serious cases.—
Andrea Lucia,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Resuscitating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resuscitating. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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