as in to revive
to bring back to life, practice, or activity
attempts are being made to resurrect the stalled arms negotiations
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Their rivalry resurrects family history that intersects with Japan’s post-war relationship with America.
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Martine Paris, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
But the only way our leaders should approach the Alien Enemies Act in the modern day is by acknowledging the fundamental injustice of wartime internment and expulsions and by working to repeal the law, not resurrecting it to devastate the lives of other immigrants who call this country home.
—Karen Ebel, TIME, 17 Mar. 2025
Now Darnold, after resurrecting his career in Minnesota, effectively gets treated like a No. 1 overall pick by the Seahawks.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2025
But attempts to resurrect the Leviathan finally came to fruition in the late 1990s.
—Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 15 Mar. 2025
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Martine Paris, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
But the only way our leaders should approach the Alien Enemies Act in the modern day is by acknowledging the fundamental injustice of wartime internment and expulsions and by working to repeal the law, not resurrecting it to devastate the lives of other immigrants who call this country home.
—Karen Ebel, TIME, 17 Mar. 2025
Now Darnold, after resurrecting his career in Minnesota, effectively gets treated like a No. 1 overall pick by the Seahawks.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2025
But attempts to resurrect the Leviathan finally came to fruition in the late 1990s.
—Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 15 Mar. 2025
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“Resurrect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resurrect. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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