resurrect
verb (used with object)
to raise from the dead; bring to life again.
have resurrected
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present perfectof resurrect.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Appropriately, “Unrolling Eternity” celebrates the ancient artists who created these magnificent “Books of the Dead” alongside the present-day conservators who have resurrected them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026
Character Lisa Todd Wexley referred to the period when her "dad died last year" in season one but in season three he appeared to have resurrected before suffering a fatal stroke.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2025
And both have resurrected legislation that’s less restrictive than versions that were rejected previously.
From Seattle Times ● May 17, 2023
The incidents follow several other crashes nationwide that have resurrected concerns about military aviation safety — including from members of Congress — that go back several years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2022
It seems to have resurrected another personality who belongs to a lower order of being than my true and proper self.
From All Men are Ghosts by Jacks, L. P. (Lawrence Pearsall)
