revivification

as in revival
the act or an instance of bringing something back to life, public attention, or vigorous activity the runaway success of the handheld PDA led to a stunning revivification of the computer company's fortunes

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Recent Examples of revivification Its revivification of history — staged simply and vaulted to extremes of anguish and tension by its fine acting — is both chilling and, in a sharp, icky way, often funny. Sara Holdren, Vulture, 14 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revivification
Noun
  • 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.
    Nick Miller, New York Times, 4 July 2026
  • Explore the revival of gardens, porches, and patios inspired by the charm of years past.
    Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 July 2026
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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.
    Irene Richardson, InStyle, 28 June 2026
  • And for South Africa, that success is part of a continental soccer resurgence.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2026
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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.
    Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 1 July 2026
  • 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).
    Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 30 June 2026
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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.
    Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • 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).
    Jim Turner, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026
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  • Anyone who questioned why Tielemans, rather than Kevin De Bruyne or Thibaut Courtois, is Belgium captain got an emphatic answer in their remarkable resurrection against Senegal.
    Liam Twomey, New York Times, 4 July 2026
  • But, as a figure of the Enlightenment and thus a believer in reason and science, the former president discounted the miracles associated with Jesus — including his virgin birth and supposed resurrection.
    Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2026

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“Revivification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revivification. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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