breathe (new) life into
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: to give new energy and excitement to (something)
She is credited with breathing new life into contemporary art.
The singer managed to breathe life into some tired old songs.
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The beauty of staging a work on a new group is seeing how the same steps can be interpreted differently by artists who breathe new life into them.
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Guillermo Perez, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2025
If the experience is OK for the most part but maybe your battery life has deteriorated, try doing a battery swap first—Apple offers a battery replacement program for a modest fee—and this could breathe new life into your device.
—Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 21 Feb. 2025
Filmmaker Eva Stefani follows the preparations behind Transverse Orientation and its tour across theatrical stages in Europe, observing from a close distance Dimitris Papaioannou and his collaborators in their effort to give shape and breathe life into the work.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2025
Tokens transform words into knowledge, and breathe life into images.
—John Werner, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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Guillermo Perez, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2025
If the experience is OK for the most part but maybe your battery life has deteriorated, try doing a battery swap first—Apple offers a battery replacement program for a modest fee—and this could breathe new life into your device.
—Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 21 Feb. 2025
Filmmaker Eva Stefani follows the preparations behind Transverse Orientation and its tour across theatrical stages in Europe, observing from a close distance Dimitris Papaioannou and his collaborators in their effort to give shape and breathe life into the work.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2025
Tokens transform words into knowledge, and breathe life into images.
—John Werner, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for breathe (new) life into
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“Breathe (new) life into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/breathe%20%28new%29%20life%20into. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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