RESURRECTING Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

resurrecting

verb

present participle of resurrect

as in reviving

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 resurrecting Madonna has spent her career borrowing, referencing, resurrecting and reinventing, but never at the expense of distinctly looking and feeling like herself. — Sadie Kargman, Allure, 28 Sep. 2026 Smith was flat-out bad last season after playing good ball and resurrecting his career in Seattle. — Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026 Defense spending is resurrecting an engineering and manufacturing base many believed had gone forever, replaced by finance, law, and people who make coffee. — Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026 The clarion call from Ted Cruz/Thom Tillis, resurrecting the Red Scare before the midterms. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2026 Josephai spent years resurrecting Kadavumbagam Synagogue, the last functioning Malabari house of worship. — ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026 At his first principal assignment, Hammocks Middle, Villalobos was commended for engaging parents, essentially resurrecting the school’s PTSA. — Austin Horn july 30, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026 Cook built the arch two decades ago, when resurrecting classical architecture in America was an eccentric idea. — Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 20 July 2026 But Curls Ultra aren’t solely interested in resurrecting the mysticism of the past or indulging in the parties of the present, the occasional fluttering flute solo or boisterous sax line notwithstanding. — Reed Jackson, SPIN, 26 June 2026

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Bahrain is reviving an old F1 tradition by joining Switzerland, San Marino and Luxembourg as countries which were the official hosts of F1 races actually taking place elsewhere.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026
The full cycle of forming a spore and then reviving it came to nearly 10 billion ATP molecules, one of the most expensive things a bacterium ever does.

— Canan Karakoç, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2026

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For Thorpe, renewing this proposition of difference doesn’t necessarily mean more athletes, but more compelling athletes stories instead, where the players have influence and creative input — not just a standard sponsorship.

— Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026
David Fincher isn’t renewing his pact at Netflix after his deal at the streamer expires next year.

— Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026

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