revivifying

verb

present participle of revivify
1
as in restoring
to bring back to a former condition or vigor a new director hoping to revivify the region's oldest repertory company

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2
as in reviving
to bring back to life, practice, or activity the new director hopes to revivify interest in the sports programs offered at the youth center

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revivifying
  1. restoring
  2. reviving
  3. refreshing
  4. resurrecting
  5. recreating
  6. renewing
Verb
  • DeStefano kicked into a quasi-rock groove on acoustic guitar, and the guys launched into a chorus about shaking off uncontrollable hassles and restoring positivity.
    — Tom Roland, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The two presidential candidates offer different solutions for restoring credibility.
    — MATIAS SPEKTOR, Foreign Affairs, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of restoring
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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
Definition of reviving
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  • As advertising platforms make decisions in real time, organizations refreshing creative on quarterly schedules will spend more of their budget reacting to changes the platform has already made instead of keeping pace with them.
    — Matt Jayson, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Washing according to our scalp's needs, using fewer products, and refreshing the hair between washes are not gender-specific habits, either.
    — Anita Bhagwandas, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of refreshing
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  • 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
Definition of resurrecting
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  • In one interview, police brought him back to the home and filmed him recreating the scene, mimicking grabbing his gun, finding Causse, firing off the shots that killed Miller in the hallway, and then calling 9-1-1.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Of course, there’s still no recreating the chemistry or comfort of a club’s dedicated TV announcing booth, melded into a family over the course of 162 games, summer after summer.
    — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of recreating
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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
Definition of renewing
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“Revivifying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revivifying. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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