as in to repair
to put into good shape or working order again
will have to renovate the house extensively before we can move in
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Recent Examples of renovate
This meeting was intended to focus on 20 residential properties that Jane Smith acquired in 2008 to renovate and resell for profit.
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Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Their solution also won a Ministry of Defense contract to install its system in the new Seahawk helicopters, second-hand U.S. Navy aircraft that have been taken out of service, renovated, and are now operated by the Air Force for the Navy's missile boats.
—Carrie Rubinstein, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Two years ago, Augusta National announced a plan to renovate The Patch, which closed late last year so construction could begin.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2025
While the building has been renovated several times in the past few years, the front office and several classrooms in the front part of the building remain.
—Alecia Taylor, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2025
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Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Their solution also won a Ministry of Defense contract to install its system in the new Seahawk helicopters, second-hand U.S. Navy aircraft that have been taken out of service, renovated, and are now operated by the Air Force for the Navy's missile boats.
—Carrie Rubinstein, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Two years ago, Augusta National announced a plan to renovate The Patch, which closed late last year so construction could begin.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2025
While the building has been renovated several times in the past few years, the front office and several classrooms in the front part of the building remain.
—Alecia Taylor, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for renovate
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And when repairing cars gets more expensive, so does something else: auto insurance.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
18 Apr. 2025
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Nasser had been largely repaired, but reminders of the violence were everywhere.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2025
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Lucas County officials have announced plans to form a task force to examine and rebuild trust in local child welfare systems.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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Seeking to rebuild investor confidence and boost near-term shareholder returns, BP in February pledged to slash renewable spending and ramp up annual expenditure on its core business of oil and gas.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 2025
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Criterion sought for years to reconstruct the films and eventually released their 4K restorations in 2015.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025
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The house where the Jewish teenager penned her famous diary has been reconstructed for visitors to experience the five rooms the Frank family and others lived in before they were discovered in 1944 and sent to concentration camps.—
Karu F. Daniels,
New York Daily News,
17 Apr. 2025
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The city inspectors give landlords timelines to fix problems and can issue re-inspections, fines, penalties or even loss of rental permits.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
21 Apr. 2025
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But most of what’s wrong with Recall is harder to fix Microsoft has actually addressed many of the specific, substantive Recall complaints raised by security researchers and our own reporting.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Renovate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/renovate. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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