revival
noun
re·viv·al
ri-ˈvī-vəl 
1
2
: restoration of force, validity, or effect (as to a contract)
Examples of revival in a Sentence
a revival of biographical writing
a revival in Gothic architecture
Fashions from the 1970s are enjoying a revival.
The city is showing signs of revival.
There are three musical revivals on Broadway this season.
The opera company is staging a revival of Verdi's Don Carlos.
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The show starred Bob Saget, John Stamos, Lori Loughlin, Dave Coulier, Candace Cameron Bure, Andrea Barber, Jodie Sweetin and Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen.
Bure, Sweetin and Barber, and other cast members of the original series, reprised their roles for the 2016 revival, Fuller House.
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Diana Pearl, People.com, 23 May 2025
Landau was right: The films and the TV show (both its ’60s incarnation and its 1988 revival, which isn’t streaming) are different beasts.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 23 May 2025
Its recent reinvention as a space for an art fair symbolizes a powerful revival—bridging Cyprus’s industrial heritage with its growing cultural and artistic landscape.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
The production marks the first revival of the play, written by Yasmina Reza and translated by Christopher Hampton, which follows three longtime friends who launch into a debate about art after one of them purchases a large, expensive and completely white painting.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2025
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Diana Pearl, People.com, 23 May 2025
Landau was right: The films and the TV show (both its ’60s incarnation and its 1988 revival, which isn’t streaming) are different beasts.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 23 May 2025
Its recent reinvention as a space for an art fair symbolizes a powerful revival—bridging Cyprus’s industrial heritage with its growing cultural and artistic landscape.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
The production marks the first revival of the play, written by Yasmina Reza and translated by Christopher Hampton, which follows three longtime friends who launch into a debate about art after one of them purchases a large, expensive and completely white painting.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2025
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“Revival.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revival. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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revival
noun
re·viv·al
ri-ˈvī-vəl
1
: a reviving of interest (as in art, literature, or religion)
2
: a new presentation or publication (as of a book, play, or movie)
3
: a new growth or increase
a revival of business
4
: a meeting or series of meetings conducted by a preacher to arouse religious emotions or to make converts
Legal Definition
revival
noun
re·vi·val
ri-ˈvī-vəl
: an act or instance of reviving
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