revivalist

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Recent Examples of revivalist James, too, was forgotten, but folk revivalists resurfaced him in the 1960s. Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025 George Thorogood & The Destroyers Sept. 2, The Parker, Fort Lauderdale Rockin’ blues revivalist finally celebrates band’s 50th anniversary after a medical emergency stalled the 2023 tour. Greg Carannante, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025 Thanks to the retro revivalists at SNEG, both games are now available as of this week on Steam—although neither seem to have official Steam Deck compatibility ratings. David Jagneaux, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025 This revivalist, smash one-off capped Take Action SXSW, a two-day event here to lobby against gun violence. Ramon Ramirez, Austin American Statesman, 11 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for revivalist
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revivalist
Noun
  • Brittin is something of an AI evangelist — a man who has had his nose pressed to the glass of leading-edge AI discoveries from the likes of Demis Hassabis, a fellow Brit who runs the hugely influential Google DeepMind.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2026
  • And everyone has been caught slow dancing in dive bars with rockstar, brand evangelist, the customer journey and, of course, authenticity.
    Bruce Stockler, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Marco Polo’s Il milione gained widespread popularity among 13th- and 14th-century Europeans, and accounts from missionaries and explorers were published for audiences who often financed these voyages.
    Suzanne Dundas, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
  • In the 1890s, LDS missionaries brought their faith to Tonga, an archipelago in the South Pacific.
    ABC News, ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Kelley Hudlow, missioner for clergy formation for the diocese, told NBC affiliate WVTM of Birmingham soon after the shooting that church leaders were trying to learn more.
    Phil Helsel, NBC News, 17 June 2022
  • Eby will continue to serve as outreach missioner at the Church of the Nativity and as priest-in-charge at St. Timothy’s Church in Athens.
    al, al, 1 Dec. 2020
Noun
  • Rebandt has served as the senior pastor of Oakland Hills Community Church in Farmington Hills and as a chaplain of the Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police.
    Heath Kalb, CBS News, 1 May 2026
  • Even long-time chaplain Rodgers is excited by the move.
    Lori Punko, Denver Post, 1 May 2026
Noun
  • As a young religious, Bishop-elect Lombardo did missionary work in Bolivia and Honduras.
    Laura Rodríguez Presa, chicagotribune.com, 11 Sep. 2020
Noun
  • Additionally, the Vietnamese monk Thich Nhat Hanh attracted attention in the United States not only with his opposition to the Vietnam War but also with his notion of Engaged Buddhism, which emphasizes improving human life through political activism and everyday acts of mindfulness.
    Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Apr. 2026
  • In 2017, police said a Buddhist monk was arrested in Myanmar after authorities found more than 4 million meth pills in his car and in his monastery.
    CBS News, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • At the time, Esperanza-Pacheco was working as a pastor at God’s Lighthouse of Truth in Richmond, where the victim and her family were members and had developed a friendship with him.
    Jason Green, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Phil, senior pastor at Heartland, told the crowd gathered Friday that the 28,000-square-foot facility has already been seven years in the making.
    Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • On April 18, King Frederik and Queen Mary's youngest children were confirmed by the royal confessor, Bishop Henrik Wigh-Poulsen, in Fredensborg Castle Church.
    Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
  • But everything that is said between the confessor and priest is confidential.
    Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 16 Apr. 2026

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“Revivalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revivalist. Accessed 3 May. 2026.

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