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bring to life

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  1. Enliven or energize a person or thing. For example, The promise of a big part in the play brought Jane to life, or The author's changes really brought this screenplay to life. [c. 1300] Also see come to life.


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Its founding chief executive officer, Sharon Gilburd, said it would "bring to life our vision of what an English language national theatre for Wales should be".

From BBC Apr. 23, 2026

He helped bring to life the state’s Wildfire Forecast and Threat Intelligence Integration Center in 2019, which he said was partly modeled after the National Hurricane Center.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 24, 2026

The staging brings us inside both homes, which set and lighting designer Mark Mendelson and prop designer Megan Trapani-Diven forensically bring to life.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 28, 2026

“The period necessary to bring to life a new opera is longer than the mandate of a theater director,’’ Meyer told a news conference, adding pointedly, “A little stability doesn’t hurt.”

From Seattle Times May 28, 2024

Elinor guessed that this was the writer who had caused them so much trouble—Fenoglio, the creator of Capricorn, Basta, and all the other monsters, including the terrible creature Meggie was to bring to life tonight.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke

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