RESUSCITATING Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

resuscitating

verb

present participle of resuscitate

as in restoring

to bring back to a former condition or vigor she hopes to resuscitate the currently defunct charity organization

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as in reviving

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 resuscitating But the huge slate of candidates could also prevent a repeat of Clyburn’s success in resuscitating Joe Biden’s campaign in 2020. — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2026 As a result, New York got a great public space — and resuscitating the BQE became far more complicated and cumbersome. — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 24 Aug. 2026 Vance spent most of the briefing defending the Iran deal, which Israel was not a direct party to but commits the country to halting its missile attacks in Southern Lebanon while resuscitating Iran’s economy through lifting its crude oil sanctions. — Philip Wang, Time, 18 June 2026 Iran has demanded the lifting of international sanctions and unfreezing of billions of dollars in assets, moves vital to resuscitating its economy. — Lee Keath, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026 That isn’t to say Crichton is an author whose reputation needs resuscitating. — Ian MacKenzie, Literary Hub, 27 May 2026 Osmon is particularly keen on resuscitating Seger, an artist who often gets short shrift in standard rock histories. — Jack Hamilton, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026 Mantha and Brazeau are a couple of power forward monsters, Brazeau realizing his potential and Mantha resuscitating his while the two primarily play on the same line. — Josh Yohe, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026 Fuel analysts say resuscitating the industry won’t be easy. — Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026

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Later, in 1711, the colony passed a legislative act to make reparations to the victims, including restoring the good names of the accused and paying financial retributions to the families of the accused.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
As Reclamation District 108 leaves some fields dry, the goal will be to move a levee back so the river can spread out, restoring a natural floodplain, Bair said.

— Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of restoring

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The tale is energized by the thoughtful performances of Hanns Zischler, as Mann, and Sandra Hüller, as the author’s daughter Erika, who accompanies him while reviving conflicts from her own past.

— Dan Stahl, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026
Ryan Gosling is reviving one of his long-dormant side gigs just in time for Halloween.

— Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of reviving

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That leaves open the distinction between recreating the behavior of an Atari 800XL through modern software and reproducing the original hardware more directly.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2026
Cameras on Zond 8 captured stunning views of the Earth and moon, recreating the iconic Earthrise views seen by Apollo 8 astronauts two years earlier in 1968.

— Tariq Malik, Space.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of recreating

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After resurrecting iconic consoles like the 2600 and Mattel’s Intellivision, Atari is relaunching one of the brand’s personal computers that originally debuted 43 years ago.

— Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 8 Oct. 2026
Madonna has spent her career borrowing, referencing, resurrecting and reinventing, but never at the expense of distinctly looking and feeling like herself.

— Sadie Kargman, Allure, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of resurrecting

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Amazon is refreshing its Bee lineup as tech companies gear up for the holiday season with a slew of new AI hardware.

— Annie Palmer, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
Short-term plans for Kreuzer’s new downtown property are focused on minor cosmetic work, such as cleaning up the parking lot, refreshing the landscaping and other maintenance.

— Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of refreshing

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Meanwhile, Zelenskyy on Sunday said Russia had launched nearly 2,300 drones targeting Ukrainian cities over the past week, renewing his call on Western allies to speed up deliveries of interceptors.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
Meanwhile, Zelensky on Sunday said Russia had launched nearly 2,300 drones targeting Ukrainian cities over the last week, renewing his call for Western allies to speed up deliveries of interceptors.

— Derek Gatopoulos, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026

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