as in revival
the act or an instance of bringing something back to life, public attention, or vigorous activity
the mayor was present at the ceremony marking the revitalization of the old industrial neighborhood as a new center for art galleries and lofts
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Recent Examples of revitalization
The farm system, which looked so fallow a year ago, is showing many of the same signs of revitalization as the parent club.
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David Aldridge,
New York Times,
4 July 2026
It’s slated to be completed in October and is part of a multi-year revitalization.
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Hang Nguyen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 July 2026
On a parallel track to this downtown revitalization was the rise of Sporting KC, the Major League Soccer team formerly known as the Wizards.
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Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
3 July 2026
Smithfield Lofts is set to transform a 124-year-old office tower on Smithfield Street into new affordable housing, marking a major step in downtown Pittsburgh’s ongoing revitalization.
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Gabby Sartori,
USA Today,
2 July 2026
What was once viewed primarily as infrastructure is increasingly becoming a platform for industrial revitalization, energy resilience, and economic growth.
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Marc Andersen,
Fortune,
30 June 2026
Economic crisis followed by revitalization had been the grand narrative of Roosevelt’s presidency.
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Ann Manov,
Harpers Magazine,
30 June 2026
Residents in 2009 approved an $8 million revitalization plan for more than 100 acres of failing retail at the Parkade and elsewhere along Broad Street.
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Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
25 June 2026
The music is an electric revitalization of the original Cats soundtrack, layering the traditional musical-theater pop with synths and house beats.
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Ct Jones,
Rolling Stone,
23 June 2026
David Aldridge,
New York Times,
4 July 2026
It’s slated to be completed in October and is part of a multi-year revitalization.
—
Hang Nguyen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 July 2026
On a parallel track to this downtown revitalization was the rise of Sporting KC, the Major League Soccer team formerly known as the Wizards.
—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
3 July 2026
Smithfield Lofts is set to transform a 124-year-old office tower on Smithfield Street into new affordable housing, marking a major step in downtown Pittsburgh’s ongoing revitalization.
—
Gabby Sartori,
USA Today,
2 July 2026
What was once viewed primarily as infrastructure is increasingly becoming a platform for industrial revitalization, energy resilience, and economic growth.
—
Marc Andersen,
Fortune,
30 June 2026
Economic crisis followed by revitalization had been the grand narrative of Roosevelt’s presidency.
—
Ann Manov,
Harpers Magazine,
30 June 2026
Residents in 2009 approved an $8 million revitalization plan for more than 100 acres of failing retail at the Parkade and elsewhere along Broad Street.
—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
25 June 2026
The music is an electric revitalization of the original Cats soundtrack, layering the traditional musical-theater pop with synths and house beats.
—
Ct Jones,
Rolling Stone,
23 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revitalization
Noun
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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.
Noun
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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.
Noun
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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).
Noun
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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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“Revitalization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revitalization. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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