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
The couple renovated the five-bedroom, four-bath residence in collaboration with architect Ben Bischoff and designer Billy Cotton.
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Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2025
While China and Russia have renovated their historical nuclear test sites in recent years, only North Korea has detonated nuclear weapons since 1998.
—Davis Winkie, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Since then, organization and its legion of volunteers have demolished over 300 blighted houses, renovated and painted many more and helped to construct over 100 new homes.
—Jc Reindl, Freep.com, 30 Oct. 2025
But Barnes, who has lived on North Bay Road for about a year and recently put his home up for sale after renovating it, said gates are the type of enhancement that could persuade him to stay.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
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Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2025
While China and Russia have renovated their historical nuclear test sites in recent years, only North Korea has detonated nuclear weapons since 1998.
—Davis Winkie, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Since then, organization and its legion of volunteers have demolished over 300 blighted houses, renovated and painted many more and helped to construct over 100 new homes.
—Jc Reindl, Freep.com, 30 Oct. 2025
But Barnes, who has lived on North Bay Road for about a year and recently put his home up for sale after renovating it, said gates are the type of enhancement that could persuade him to stay.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for renovate
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In June, the Swain contingent provided Ronin the funding to buy a company that repairs and overhauls systems for commercial aircraft.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
1 Nov. 2025
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In addition, Keegan Murray is still sidelined after undergoing surgery to repair an ulnar collateral ligament tear in his left thumb.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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The eventual compromise saw the government move his house, brick-by-brick, and rebuild it in the opposite river bank.—
Lilit Marcus,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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Exterior walls of the tunnel are being rebuilt to fix drainage issues.—
Vivian Jones,
Nashville Tennessean,
24 Oct. 2025
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Louisville officials want to reconstruct parts of both roads.—
Ray Padilla,
Louisville Courier Journal,
30 Oct. 2025
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The robot accurately reconstructed the folds’ geometry, replicating real tissue defects caused by lesion removal or partial reconstruction.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Oct. 2025
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The White House pushed back against that characterization and argued the administration only aims to fix the years of politically motivated enforcement that occurred under Democrats and their holdovers.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Nov. 2025
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For example, the tests measure AI’s ability to fix inconsistencies in customer invoices Excel spreadsheets for an imaginary sales analyst role, or AI’s ability to create a full production schedule for a 60-second video shoot for an imaginary video producer.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Renovate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/renovate. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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