as in to revive
to bring back to life, practice, or activity attempts are being made to resurrect the stalled arms negotiations

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Recent Examples of resurrect In an interview with podcaster Joe Rogan, billionaire and White House adviser Elon Musk resurrected a term that Social Security critics have sometimes used to describe the program, calling it a Ponzi scheme. Louis Jacobson, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025 In both Joss Whedon's theatrical version and Zack Snyder's longer cut, Clark Kent is resurrected by some cosmic hocus-pocus housed in an alien Mother Box. Richard Edwards, Space.com, 10 July 2025 After the bombing attempt, the shoe removal rule was implemented, then relaxed, then resurrected. Jay Blackman, NBC news, 8 July 2025 Two years later, it was resurrected again by an enterprising German immigrant named Walter Staib, an award-winning chef who hailed from a family of celebrated cooks and bakers. James Dodson july 7, Literary Hub, 7 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for resurrect
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  • Weeks after the deal was announced, many Penn faculty members remain in limbo, unsure about which grants have been revived.
    Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 26 July 2025
  • The Brazilian famously walked to the site of Donnelly’s accident at Jerez and watched as the rescue teams fought to revive him on the track.
    Don Riddell, CNN Money, 26 July 2025
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  • Academy board members may serve up to two three-year terms (consecutive or non-consecutive), followed by a two-year hiatus, after which eligibility renews for up to two additional three-year terms for a lifetime maximum of 12 years.
    Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 31 July 2025
  • Joining Paris Saint-Germain on a free transfer in the summer of that year, as the Catalans’ president Joan Laporta failed to deliver on an election campaign promise to renew him, Messi was linked with a potential return to the Blaugrana as his two-term deal in the French capital expired.
    Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025

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“Resurrect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resurrect. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.

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