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as in to revive
to bring back to a former condition or vigor
restore an old car
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Recent Examples of restore
The six-year, $20 million Coastal Texas Protection and Restoration Feasibility Study laid the groundwork to reduce risks to public health and the economy, restore ecosystems and advance coastal resiliency.
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Suzanne Wright, USA Today, 4 June 2025
That could help restore the consistency and coherence the law requires and innovators deserve.
—Alden Abbott, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
But on the heels of Mr. Trump's executive order, they were informed their treatments would be discontinued, though their access to the medical care has since been restored.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 3 June 2025
Other students, whose schools canceled the exam before access was restored, raged against having to gear up for the test again in the future.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 23 May 2025
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Suzanne Wright, USA Today, 4 June 2025
That could help restore the consistency and coherence the law requires and innovators deserve.
—Alden Abbott, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
But on the heels of Mr. Trump's executive order, they were informed their treatments would be discontinued, though their access to the medical care has since been restored.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 3 June 2025
Other students, whose schools canceled the exam before access was restored, raged against having to gear up for the test again in the future.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for restore
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Ultimately, 1970 was the most exuberant model year for the breed of automobiles whose power and tire-smoking, straight-line performance would not be revived by American manufacturers for more than four decades.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
27 May 2025
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Syria’s oil and gas, raw materials, and manufacturing sectors could be revived, generating revenue for the government and providing livelihoods for many of the country’s citizens.—
Natasha Hall,
Foreign Affairs,
27 May 2025
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Nesmith returned late in the fourth quarter but was limping noticeably afterward.—
Jack Magruder,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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Someone, evidently, had returned the shirt claiming to have bought it at the store, and it was then placed on the sales floor with a price tag of $8.99.—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
27 May 2025
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Bills introduced last week would have replaced the RTA with a new entity called the Northern Illinois Transit Authority that would be given broad planning authority.—
Talia Soglin,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2025
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There were a few obvious hurdles: Tom Holland, who played Gregory Cromwell, was now too famous, and Bernard Hill, who starred as the Duke of Norfolk, died before production (he was replaced with Timothy Spall).—
Emily Zemler,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2025
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Keep reading to find must-haves to refresh your travel arsenal, with prices starting as low as $5.—
Rylee Johnston,
Travel + Leisure,
29 May 2025
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Look for programs in areas such as Agile Scrum, Six Sigma, or technical product management to refresh your expertise.—
Johnny C. Taylor Jr,
USA Today,
28 May 2025
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Los Angeles County renews focus on phonics In the last few years, several larger districts in California have started to embrace more structured phonics learning, including Los Angeles Unified, Long Beach Unified and Oakland Unified.—
Jenny Gold,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2025
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If no new terms are agreed upon, the deal automatically renews for another three years—unless either side fails to meet its obligations.—
Marie Poteriaieva,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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For the season 6 villa, more than 50 locals worked with the show’s production designer to renovate an existing property in Fiji to transform it, per Today.—
Francesca Gariano,
People.com,
4 June 2025
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The hotel is a collaboration between hoteliers Amelie and Dominik Posch, Christina and Martin Spielmann, and South Tyrolean architect Martin Gruber, who decided to renovate a 1936 Alpine hut and transform it into a refuge for the soul and mind.—
Chiara Barzini,
Vogue,
3 June 2025
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“Restore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restore. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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