revive
verb (used with object)
to activate, set in motion, or take up again; renew.
is reviving
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present progressiveof revive (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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A $140 million loss at BlackRock BLK -0.44%decrease; red down pointing triangle is reviving questions about the accuracy of financial disclosures to individual investors in the booming private-credit industry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 29, 2026
Where it gets trickier for Key, McCullum and the new skipper is reviving the fortunes of the white-ball team in a defining year for the Test side.
From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2025
Like an old friend who turns up with the gift of a comfy sweater, Irish Repertory Theater is reviving not one but two popular seasonal productions.
From New York Times ● Nov. 27, 2024
In celebration of spooky season, McDonald’s is reviving its iconic Happy Meal Boo Buckets — an annual tradition that the fast food chain first introduced nearly 40 years ago.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2024
Burketown, on the Albert River, is a place which is reviving after a strange history.
From Australian Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil by Howard Willoughby
