resurrections

noun

plural of resurrection
as in revivals
the act or an instance of bringing something back to life, public attention, or vigorous activity a general resurrection of patriotism after the war began

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Recent Examples of resurrections One of the city’s finest resurrections in recent memory is moviegoing in the Rockaways. — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2026 The venue is among a group of local exhibition landmarks, including Hollywood’s Cinerama Dome, Glendale’s Alex and Westwood’s Village, whose resurrections as first-run movie houses has generated a surge of civic optimism. — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2026 Her cycle of resurrections, the highs and lows, didn’t seem to change her much over the years, even as the highs garnered her over half a billion dollars. — Shima Oliaee, Time, 26 Aug. 2026 Monfils means more to French tennis than any other active player, and his late-night resurrections on this court are part of the French Open’s recent popular history. — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 24 May 2026 That’s after the Dutchman took a dramatic pole ahead of Sunday’s 2025 finale, putting himself in prime position to complete one of the greatest resurrections the sport has witnessed. — Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025 From vengeful resurrections to satanic rituals, shoplifters waging war on capitalism to secret cults, shadow selves to harrowing births, these genre-defying films crown the Dolls as auteurs, protagonists, dreamers, and disruptors. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resurrections
  1. revivals
  2. resurgences
  3. rebirths
Noun
  • The backstory Everything started in Paris back in 2007 with the Experimental Cocktail Club, a speakeasy-style bar inspired by the craft cocktail revivals happening in New York City and London.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Speaking of revivals, the studio also has Mel Gibson’s two-part epic The Resurrection of the Christ set for next year.
    — Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of revivals
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  • The lack of federal guidance, conflicting messages and potential barriers to immunizations worry public health officials because vaccination rates are already falling, leading to resurgences of dangerous diseases like measles.
    — Rob Stein, NPR, 2 Sep. 2026
  • And after several resurgences on the the runways, the trend has only grown stronger over the years.
    — Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of resurgences
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  • Through an intricate process of dependent origination, humans, animals, and other beings cycle around in endless rebirths based on past karma.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Still, it’s been 10 years since the wordmark was updated, and in the current fruit fly life cycle of frenzied tech rebirths, that’s almost staid.
    — Aurich Lawson, ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of rebirths

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“Resurrections.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resurrections. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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