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as in restoring
to bring back to a former condition or vigor
a new cream that claims to revitalize sun-damaged skin
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as in reviving
to bring back to life, practice, or activity
the bowling alley, eager to revitalize interest in the sport for a younger crowd, started offering "disco bowling" every Friday night with disco music and free soda
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Recent Examples of revitalizing
But Estrada’s plans for revitalizing a closed grocery store by opening a United Market don’t end in KCK.
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Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
The first posts on the Facebook page are from 2024, but talk of revitalizing the sign goes back much further.
—R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
By revitalizing dormant follicles and promoting the transition from the telogen phase back to anagen, minoxidil reduces the overall quantity of hair lost.
—Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
The building owners also identified homelessness, cleanliness, a lack of retail options, and the city’s budget deficit as additional barriers to revitalizing downtown.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
Linklater’s next ambition under the Austin Film Society remains revitalizing college campus movie theaters.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2026
For many, including DeGrange, the watershed center is important to revitalizing the bucolic town, which has witnessed the closures of a restaurant and cafe that were previously nerve centers for the community.
—Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2026
But council member Maxie Johnson said revitalizing downtown gives southern Dallas a better chance to share in any economic development.
—Devyani Chhetri, Dallas Morning News, 8 Mar. 2026
The city is hoping the new Caravan Court Hotel, at the corner of Division and North Collins streets, will be a catalyst for revitalizing the corridor just south of entertainment district.
—Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Mar. 2026
Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
The first posts on the Facebook page are from 2024, but talk of revitalizing the sign goes back much further.
—R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
By revitalizing dormant follicles and promoting the transition from the telogen phase back to anagen, minoxidil reduces the overall quantity of hair lost.
—Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
The building owners also identified homelessness, cleanliness, a lack of retail options, and the city’s budget deficit as additional barriers to revitalizing downtown.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
Linklater’s next ambition under the Austin Film Society remains revitalizing college campus movie theaters.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2026
For many, including DeGrange, the watershed center is important to revitalizing the bucolic town, which has witnessed the closures of a restaurant and cafe that were previously nerve centers for the community.
—Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2026
But council member Maxie Johnson said revitalizing downtown gives southern Dallas a better chance to share in any economic development.
—Devyani Chhetri, Dallas Morning News, 8 Mar. 2026
The city is hoping the new Caravan Court Hotel, at the corner of Division and North Collins streets, will be a catalyst for revitalizing the corridor just south of entertainment district.
—Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revitalizing
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Missile stocks can be burned down quickly in a high-end campaign, and restoring them remains a significant industrial challenge.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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The Royals will work alongside Estévez to refine his pitching mechanics in hopes of restoring his velocity.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
1 Apr. 2026
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Several organizations said during a Capitol Hill briefing last week that reviving the Congressional Nigeria Caucus — which went dormant several years ago — was their primary legislative goal.—
Adrian Elimian,
semafor.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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Love guested on Corgan’s podcast, The Magnificent Others, and reviving Woodstock ’94–era beef seemed as good a thing to talk about as that Hole reunion Love keeps edging us with.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
1 Apr. 2026
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Reske appears uninterested in fetishizing or recreating his past, and that’s probably for the best.—
David Glickman,
Pitchfork,
27 Mar. 2026
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His reputation for meticulous period work will be central to recreating the world Wong Howe inhabited across more than five decades in Hollywood, from the silent era through the Golden Age of cinema.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
25 Mar. 2026
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Americans need rebalancing — without resurrecting government bullying or Hollywood propagandizing.—
Gil Troy,
New York Daily News,
29 Mar. 2026
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In a state known globally as ground zero for whiskey and bourbon, two Tennessee distilleries are resurrecting absinthe as a modern go-to spirit for curious palates and cocktail enthusiasts.—
David Cook,
Southern Living,
4 Mar. 2026
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Minor leaguers often spend the month of July hearing rumors, eying unfamilar scouts watching, refreshing their social media pages for the latest.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
2 Apr. 2026
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By addressing each of these messes individually, refreshing your home should become much less intimidating, Davis says.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
1 Apr. 2026
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Hundreds of thousands are losing Medi-Cal coverage as a result of cuts and from new rules that include renewing coverage every six months rather than each year, work requirements and reductions in how much will be covered for noncitizens, according to CalMatters.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Either way, with the moon renewing itself here on April 17, a fresh start arrives regarding your mindset and communication style.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Revitalizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revitalizing. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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