as in revival
the act or an instance of bringing something back to life, public attention, or vigorous activity
the regeneration of knitting and crocheting is in full bloom, with Hollywood stars admitting they knit and crochet on movie sets
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Recent Examples of regeneration
Textile-to-textile regeneration company Reju has joined forces with advocacy group Recycling Europe as part of its textiles division.
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Jennifer Bringle,
Footwear News,
23 June 2026
Burnham has led the Greater Manchester region since 2017, overseeing rapid regeneration for the city where the Industrial Revolution was forged.
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Jill Lawless,
Fortune,
21 June 2026
Cynics think that Manchesterism is a mirage and that Burnham is unduly hogging the credit for the regeneration of the city’s downtown.
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Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
Researchers are also investigating whether GHK-Cu could support nerve regeneration, lung healing and cellular repair pathways linked to inflammation.
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Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
13 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for regeneration
Jennifer Bringle,
Footwear News,
23 June 2026
Burnham has led the Greater Manchester region since 2017, overseeing rapid regeneration for the city where the Industrial Revolution was forged.
—
Jill Lawless,
Fortune,
21 June 2026
Cynics think that Manchesterism is a mirage and that Burnham is unduly hogging the credit for the regeneration of the city’s downtown.
—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
Researchers are also investigating whether GHK-Cu could support nerve regeneration, lung healing and cellular repair pathways linked to inflammation.
—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
13 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for regeneration
Recent Examples of Synonyms for regeneration
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His two goals and man-of-the-match performance against Canada in Morocco’s 3-0 win in this World Cup feels like the culmination of his revival, an upward point on a satisfying narrative arc.
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Explore the revival of gardens, porches, and patios inspired by the charm of years past.
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Or, take advantage of its stretchy material and easily layer it over a white T-shirt to make a reliable basic feel new again, and lean into the 2000s resurgence trend.
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And for South Africa, that success is part of a continental soccer resurgence.
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For Martin, the only guy in the clubhouse to play for Tony La Russa, it’s been like a baseball rebirth.
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Fragments of email correspondence appear alongside bits of dialogue, histories of apocalyptic movements in Korea, and poems about the nature of time and the Bardo (the Tibetan Buddhist concept for the transitional period between death and rebirth).
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Each of Pennsylvania’s 2,562 municipalities maintains its own license requirements, each with its own exam, experience requirements, and renewal cycle, and no reciprocity between them.
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Allows the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to issue lifetime disabled parking permits, removing the current four-year renewal requirement, to people with a permanent dismemberment or an amputation (HB 961).
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“Regeneration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regeneration. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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