resurrected 1 of 2

adjective

as in revived

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resurrected

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verb

past tense of resurrect
as in renewed
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 resurrected
Adjective
Aegon, strikingly, does manage an underdog’s comeback, atop his resurrected dragon, Sunfyre. — Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026 Giles is struggling with the fact that the resurrected Buffy is leaning too much on him instead of finding her new path. — ArsTechnica, 7 June 2026 Jessie Buckley is the resurrected Bride, who demands to be heard alongside her patchwork partner Frank (Christian Bale) and starts a revolution. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 29 May 2026 Callaghan is insistent that the resurrected All Gas, No Brakes remain politics-free. — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026 Engineered and built to standards of performance, safety, fit, and finish unapproachable during its first life, the resurrected Allard—which has a body in fiberglass and not in aluminum— is a visually accurate interpretation of the 1950s-era original, though not dimensionally identical. — Robert Ross, Robb Report, 26 Nov. 2025 However, things go awry when the other students discover the resurrected pet. — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025 While Zehetmayr remained vague about the company’s plans for Fyre Festival, the resurrected Limewire brand is focused on launching non-fungible tokens to help users get access to music, which may hint at the company’s plans for the Fyre Festival brand. — Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025 This grisly yet sumptuous Frankenstein stars Oscar Isaac as the titular mad scientist and — in a dramatic step up from Euphoria and Saltburn — a towering Jacob Elordi as his resurrected Creature. — Jack Smart, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Verb
But it was thankfully resurrected, this time with Pedro Pascal in the lead and shot last year. — Alex Ritman, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026 The two soon stumble back into the cult that created the plague doctor — a cult in which people are killed and resurrected, taken apart and rebuilt. — S.m. Hallow, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026 An all-time great joystick controller, resurrected with supposedly identical features and attention to detail, plus a little extra resilience. — David Pierce, The Verge, 15 Aug. 2026 The talks ultimately fizzled out and are unlikely to be resurrected anytime soon, the people said. — Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 14 Aug. 2026 Paul Bettany stars as Vision, a former Avenger who was introduced in 2015’s Age of Ultron killed in the 2018 Infinity War film but was resurrected without emotions or memories. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2026 And the iconic Excelsior Club in west Charlotte was torn down in July but is set to be resurrected. — Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 12 Aug. 2026 Meanwhile, Burger King resurrected its ’90s-era logo in 2021. — The Conversation, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026 Still, some senators have sought reassurances the fund won't be resurrected in some form. — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 31 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resurrected
  1. revived
  2. renewed
  3. reborn
  4. resuscitated
  5. regenerated
  6. reanimated
  7. refreshed
  8. recreated
Adjective
  • The revived Taste of Minnesota returns to downtown Minneapolis for the fourth year on Friday and Saturday.
    — Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 1 July 2026
  • If the revived 883 Sportster is one, what’s the other?
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 11 May 2026
Definition of revived
Verb
  • For services businesses, the equivalent is software subscriptions and vendor contracts that renewed automatically last year and will renew again this year unless someone actually looks.
    — Nick Chandi, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The coming-of-age series debuted its third season on the streamer on August 6, and it was renewed for a fourth season — which is currently in production.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of renewed
Adjective
  • Portions of the old right‑of‑way from McKeesport to Connellsville were later abandoned and reborn as the Great Allegheny Passage, while key river and valley segments remained active freight lines.
    — Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2026
  • For Suzuki, the reborn Cappuccino would represent more than a new model.
    — Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Definition of reborn
Adjective
  • In early June, the resuscitated band was about to begin its first concert in 11 years, the kick-off of its Fifty Something tour.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of resuscitated
Adjective
  • The company converts end-of-life cotton-rich textiles into a high-quality dissolving pulp, which can be used to produce regenerated fibers like viscose and lyocell.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 25 June 2026
  • These neural circuits gradually reconnect until, eventually, the regenerated region becomes structurally similar to the original one.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
Definition of regenerated
Adjective
  • All the while, a far-right President Mary Beth Cadwallader fans anti-reanimated sentiment with the mantra, Make America Safe Again.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
Definition of reanimated
Adjective
  • Now in their second generation, the Bose QC Headphones have received a refreshed industrial design with new and modern styling.
    — Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The refreshed schedule on Love’s page shows 11 concerts slated for this fall or next year.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 23 July 2026
Definition of refreshed
Adjective
  • The best sequences seize upon the atmospheric potential of recreated studio-Gothic sets, though there’s surprisingly scant use of B&W film-within-the-film bits.
    — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 31 July 2026
  • The recreated veil is still in London and could adorn the dress should it be exhibited in the future.
    — Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026
Definition of recreated

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