be reborn
idiom
: to be born again : to become alive again after death
The phoenix is a mythical bird that is reborn from its own ashes.
—often used figuratively to describe something that becomes active or popular againAfter years of renovations and improvements, the city has been reborn as a tourist destination.
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Trump’s win is the chance the Republican Party needs to be reborn.
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Nicole Russell, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
In her essay, Tamblyn also related her experience to Demi Moore’s 2024 horror movie The Substance, which sees an aging television star taking an experimental drug to be reborn into a younger body.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 20 Oct. 2024
That started to change once the city began to be reborn as an artists’ colony.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 18 Sep. 2024
Commerce, the beloved West Village spot that closed in 2015, will be reborn uptown, as Cafe Commerce (September; 964 Lexington Ave.); fingers crossed that the steak Diane and coconut cake survive the revival.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2024
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Nicole Russell, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
In her essay, Tamblyn also related her experience to Demi Moore’s 2024 horror movie The Substance, which sees an aging television star taking an experimental drug to be reborn into a younger body.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 20 Oct. 2024
That started to change once the city began to be reborn as an artists’ colony.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 18 Sep. 2024
Commerce, the beloved West Village spot that closed in 2015, will be reborn uptown, as Cafe Commerce (September; 964 Lexington Ave.); fingers crossed that the steak Diane and coconut cake survive the revival.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2024
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“Be reborn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/be%20reborn. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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