as in reviving
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 resurrecting
Afterward, the situation in Iran only got worse, and now Tehran seeks to stanch the bleeding by resurrecting him again.
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Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026
Inheriting a nation that was wrecked and regionally isolated by war, a younger Khamenei faced the daunting task of resurrecting his fractured economy and society.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 30 Dec. 2025
Maggie Gyllenhaal is resurrecting The Bride of Frankenstein for her latest directorial effort, but this isn't your grandma's monster with the beehive, lightning bolt hairdo.
—Mike Miller, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Dec. 2025
Can Miami inch one step closer to resurrecting its season?
—Miami Herald, 7 Dec. 2025
Amid the intensifying Cold War, the government sought to mobilize popular support by resurrecting Russian nationalism, once an anathema to socialist revolutionaries.
—Wendy Z. Goldman, The Conversation, 1 Dec. 2025
Young, 24, is a central figure along with coach Dave Canales in the hopes of resurrecting a franchise which hasn’t been to the playoffs since 2017 and has endured six seasons of 10 or more defeats.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 22 Nov. 2025
Sean was at the forefront of resurrecting recipes and reviving even older ones that were lost and not as popular.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 19 Nov. 2025
Auerbach's book is genuinely horrifying, resurrecting that visceral terror of 'stranger-danger' most of us learned as kids.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resurrecting
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Meanwhile, former volleyball star Tess craves reviving an on-hold career and pursues a job as a coach and even wades into the dating pool.—
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Liam Delap, who had worked with Walker in Derby’s academy, was loaned from Manchester City by Hull in the summer of 2023 and scored eight goals in 31 Championship appearances, reviving a young career that had failed to ignite during temporary spells at Stoke City and Preston North End.—
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Kathleen Wageman, a club leader, said only 47 of the club’s 122 members have committed to renewing their $500 annual memberships because many of them are facing an additional $300 annual fee for parking.—
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Bar Chelou When faced with renewing its Pasadena lease just after the January fires, the team behind Bar Chelou bistro decided to close.—
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“Resurrecting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resurrecting. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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