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as in to revive
to bring back to a former condition or vigor
she hopes to resuscitate the currently defunct charity organization
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as in to resurrect
to bring back to life, practice, or activity
people trying to resuscitate some old theories that the assassination was really an act of conspiracy
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Recent Examples of resuscitate
Her heart stopped twice, according to her mother and health workers who resuscitated her.
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Abeer Salman, CNN, 3 Feb. 2025
Founded in 2017 by CEO Jay Allen, Influence Board aims to resuscitate corporate culture with a whole new way of organizing meetings and achieving change.
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2025
One paramedic, Randall Nester, noticed the bruises when emergency responders removed her shirt while trying to resuscitate her.
—Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
Hospital staffers spent about 14 hours trying to resuscitate and warm Adolphus before she was pronounced dead at around 11 p.m. that day, the coroner said.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025
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Abeer Salman, CNN, 3 Feb. 2025
Founded in 2017 by CEO Jay Allen, Influence Board aims to resuscitate corporate culture with a whole new way of organizing meetings and achieving change.
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2025
One paramedic, Randall Nester, noticed the bruises when emergency responders removed her shirt while trying to resuscitate her.
—Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
Hospital staffers spent about 14 hours trying to resuscitate and warm Adolphus before she was pronounced dead at around 11 p.m. that day, the coroner said.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for resuscitate
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Also under that umbrella is Scott Stuber, who after building the Netflix film output was brought in to revive United Artists.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
20 Feb. 2025
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Days after the presidential election, Ms. Hochul revived the toll, which is charged on vehicles entering Manhattan below 60th Street.—
Stefanos Chen,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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Her image is resurrected in the form of a life-size Virgen de Guadalupe as mourners lead a procession.—
Pamela Avila,
USA TODAY,
1 Mar. 2025
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In an early scene, he is set upon by a shrieking, skittering swarm of creepers—imagine giant, whitish pill bugs with huge mandibles—and expects to be devoured (and resurrected) within seconds.—
Justin Chang,
The New Yorker,
28 Feb. 2025
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The safest way to restore shine without damage is to use high-quality wood polish, according to Shimek.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
28 Feb. 2025
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That includes restoring staffing at embassies, which in recent years were hit hard by mutual expulsions of large numbers of diplomats, closures of offices and other restrictions.—
JILL LAWLESS AND AAMER MADHANI THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
arkansasonline.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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The debate over possible Medicaid cuts and renewing the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act will be two of the hardest policies to negotiate with the Senate.—
Rachel Schilke,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
26 Feb. 2025
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Less impressive was the following game, a meek 0-1 loss to West Ham United, which ended the quest for a Premier League title and renewed the striker debate like never before.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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But what about refreshing your jeans for the warmer season ahead?—
Nicol Natale,
People.com,
22 Feb. 2025
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Kuleba left office in Sept. 2024 amid a major cabinet reshuffle designed to refresh the Ukrainian government and bring new ideas to the fore, at a time when Russian forces started making concerted gains in the east of country.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Resuscitate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resuscitate. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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