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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of repopularize.

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Examples

  • It wasn't until the early 2000s that it became repopularized thanks mostly to craft bartenders who liked rye's robust flavors in cocktails, as well as its historical accuracy—rye was the original whiskey in classics like the Manhattan and the Sazerac.

    Do the Rye Thing Kevin Sintumuang 2011

  • It has enjoyed a 21st-century resurgence, as indie-rock bands like the Decemberists and alt-country acts like Gillian Welch have repopularized its use.

    Brooklyn Banjo Shredder Goes Nuclear Steve Dollar 2011

  • I simply repopularized the technique, and came up with a way to play that was less restricted. . .

    'The Guy With Four Sticks' Stuart Isacoff 2011

  • Someone in Brazil has repopularized the world's oldest board game, Senet, by adapting it for children.

    Archive 2007-09-01 2007

  • Someone in Brazil has repopularized the world's oldest board game, Senet, by adapting it for children.

    Session Report Up, in which we have a first play for Mississippi Queen 2007

  • To use a word Fitz repopularized, this is “breathtaking”

    Firedoglake » Ned Lamont Deserves Enthusiastic GLBT Support 2006

  • In this wise Francis bridged the chasm between an aristocratic clergy and the common people, and though he taught no new doctrine, he so far repopularized the old one given on the Mount that the Gospel took on a new life and called forth a new love.

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913

  • SUP is a form of an ancient Polynesian sport that was repopularized in surfers with brand names like Laird Hamilton and Gerry Lopez who were looking for a way to train when the surf was flat.

    NYT > Home Page By WENDY PLUMP 2011

  • And what was Sinatra but a pop singer in a style that Bublé has repopularized?

    KansasCity.com: Front Page 2010

  • And what was Sinatra but a pop singer in a style that Bublé has repopularized?

    KansasCity.com: Front Page 2010

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