as in refreshing
having a renewing effect on the state of the body or mind
took a reviving vacation in the Caribbean
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as in resurrecting
to bring back to life, practice, or activity
an effort to revive the once-common custom of celebrating May 1 as a springtime festival of games and dances
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as in restoring
to bring back to a former condition or vigor
around mid-morning, I usually need to revive myself with a cup of strong coffee
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as in recovering
to gain consciousness again
the patient eventually revived and was able to give us her name and address
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Recent Examples of reviving
Taylor Lyons, Baltimore Sun, 7 Dec. 2024
The veteran producer has been head of film and TV production at the German backlot since 2004 and was a key figure in reviving the studio by attracting big-budget Hollywood features to shoot there.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Dec. 2024
Augustinus Bader's The Rich Cream is major luxury, with a reviving mélange of fatty acid-rich botanicals and antioxidants.
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 29 Nov. 2024
Read how Hepburn is reviving the program this season.
—Stephanie Stremplewski, The Courier-Journal, 28 Nov. 2024
But hotel rates overall have climbed as tourists are once again filling the city’s sidewalks, reviving an economic pillar that ground to a halt during the coronavirus pandemic.
—Matthew Haag, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
Washington — The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed Facebook's appeal of a lower court order reviving a shareholder lawsuit brought against the social media giant in light of consulting firm Cambridge Analytica's 2015 misuse of millions of Facebook users' data.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 22 Nov. 2024
Heller long dreamed of reviving it, but ambitions for a European Luna Luna tour, or for the city of Vienna to buy the project, were soon abandoned.
—Ian Malone, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2024
Cigna is reviving efforts to merge with Humana after talks fell apart late last year, Bloomberg News reported, quoting people familiar with the matter.
—Maya Goldman, Axios, 21 Oct. 2024
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The father-son and coach-quarterback tandem stuck together again and moved to Colorado to embark on reviving a dormant program.
—Taylor Lyons, Baltimore Sun, 7 Dec. 2024
The veteran producer has been head of film and TV production at the German backlot since 2004 and was a key figure in reviving the studio by attracting big-budget Hollywood features to shoot there.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Dec. 2024
Augustinus Bader's The Rich Cream is major luxury, with a reviving mélange of fatty acid-rich botanicals and antioxidants.
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 29 Nov. 2024
Read how Hepburn is reviving the program this season.
—Stephanie Stremplewski, The Courier-Journal, 28 Nov. 2024
But hotel rates overall have climbed as tourists are once again filling the city’s sidewalks, reviving an economic pillar that ground to a halt during the coronavirus pandemic.
—Matthew Haag, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
Washington — The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed Facebook's appeal of a lower court order reviving a shareholder lawsuit brought against the social media giant in light of consulting firm Cambridge Analytica's 2015 misuse of millions of Facebook users' data.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 22 Nov. 2024
Heller long dreamed of reviving it, but ambitions for a European Luna Luna tour, or for the city of Vienna to buy the project, were soon abandoned.
—Ian Malone, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2024
Cigna is reviving efforts to merge with Humana after talks fell apart late last year, Bloomberg News reported, quoting people familiar with the matter.
—Maya Goldman, Axios, 21 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reviving
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Some of the past delights have featured a refreshing raspberry beer paired with a lemon dessert or a chocolate stout pint with a crumbly peanut butter cookie.Ethan Stone, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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The icy root beer exterior is refreshing and robust, brilliantly blending with the creamy vanilla ice cream inside.Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 12 Dec. 2024
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Genetic research has advanced dramatically in recent years, progressing from enhancing food crops through genetic insights to exploring the possibility of resurrecting extinct species.Scott Travers, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Dead & Company is resurrecting its Las Vegas Sphere residency for 2025.Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 4 Dec. 2024
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Other projects include restoring Saudi heritage sites, such as royal palaces, with the help of French institutions like the Centre des Monuments Nationaux and OPPIC.Angelica Villa, ARTnews.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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Implications for treating hearing loss These findings pave the way for potential therapies aimed at restoring hearing in humans.Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 9 Dec. 2024
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The process of recovering them is, therefore, not straightforward.Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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UnitedHealth Group was the subject of a blistering report by a Senate panel this year that documented insurers’ refusal to pay for the care of older people recovering from falls or strokes.Amy Julia Harris, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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Stevenson can also boast about how her brainchild has produced generations of students heading into careers in law and social work who are imbued with the program’s restorative spirit.Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
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Shop restorative skincare from Prakti and Glow Recipe, makeup from Merit Beauty, and more of our top picks before prices return to normal.Nicola Fumo, People.com, 1 Dec. 2024
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After his election in January 2022, Mayor Adams continued the practice, renewing it with his signature every five days.Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 9 Dec. 2024
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Not renewing it—indeed, not strengthening the bill with more tax cuts—will seriously damage the economy, says Steve Forbes.Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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In Week 5, Bynum celebrated his interception of Aaron Rodgers in the first quarter of the Vikings' win over the Jets in London by recreating the iconic handshake from the 1998 Disney movie The Parent Trap.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
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The Encore sees the duo reuniting and recreating moments from two decades ago, including their return to work at fast-food chain Sonic.Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Reviving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reviving. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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