revival
noun
re·viv·al
ri-ˈvī-vəl 
1
2
: restoration of force, validity, or effect (as to a contract)
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Examples of revival in a Sentence
a revival of biographical writing
a revival in Gothic architecture
Fashions from the 1970s are enjoying a revival.
The city is showing signs of revival.
There are three musical revivals on Broadway this season.
The opera company is staging a revival of Verdi's Don Carlos.
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During my last few months living at home, my whole family gathered weekly for a profoundly un-family-friendly viewing of the third season revival, dubbed The Return.
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Will Bahr, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2025
These are not the leg warmers of your aunt’s 1980s aerobic videos though, or even the leg warmers of the 2022 TikTok revival.
—Daisy Jones, Vogue, 22 Jan. 2025
How Pam Bondi will react when pulled between contravening orders from the courts and Trump is anyone's guess, but the end result will be either a constitutional crisis or a pathetically short extension of TikTok's revival.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
The seemingly imminent returns from injury of James Garner (back) and Dwight McNeil (knee), two of their best at delivering balls into the box, should prompt something of a revival here.
—Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
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Will Bahr, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2025
These are not the leg warmers of your aunt’s 1980s aerobic videos though, or even the leg warmers of the 2022 TikTok revival.
—Daisy Jones, Vogue, 22 Jan. 2025
How Pam Bondi will react when pulled between contravening orders from the courts and Trump is anyone's guess, but the end result will be either a constitutional crisis or a pathetically short extension of TikTok's revival.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
The seemingly imminent returns from injury of James Garner (back) and Dwight McNeil (knee), two of their best at delivering balls into the box, should prompt something of a revival here.
—Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for revival
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“Revival.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revival. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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revival
noun
re·viv·al
ri-ˈvī-vəl
1
: a reviving of interest (as in art, literature, or religion)
2
: a new presentation or publication (as of a book, play, or movie)
3
: a new growth or increase
a revival of business
4
: a meeting or series of meetings conducted by a preacher to arouse religious emotions or to make converts
Legal Definition
revival
noun
re·vi·val
ri-ˈvī-vəl
: an act or instance of reviving
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