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
For something a bit more polished, try recently renovated Komaeyu, which has added craft beer and tacos to the experience.
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Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2025
While recently renovated, the 19th-century building has retained lots of its charm—for architectural eye candy, look up to the vaulted ceilings.
—Vogue, 3 July 2025
Empty nesters Steve and Terri Bass renovated their Glenview home to be more grandkid-friendly.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 3 July 2025
The Indianapolis company with about 55 employees bought the building at 9500 Priority Way West Drive in the Keystone Office Park in March and renovated the 18,000-square-feet space from top to bottom to fit the company's growing needs.
—Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
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Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2025
While recently renovated, the 19th-century building has retained lots of its charm—for architectural eye candy, look up to the vaulted ceilings.
—Vogue, 3 July 2025
Empty nesters Steve and Terri Bass renovated their Glenview home to be more grandkid-friendly.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 3 July 2025
The Indianapolis company with about 55 employees bought the building at 9500 Priority Way West Drive in the Keystone Office Park in March and renovated the 18,000-square-feet space from top to bottom to fit the company's growing needs.
—Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
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After making enough money to repair the Subaru, Ortuoste kept going.—
Nicolas Vega
Kaan Oguz,
CNBC,
10 July 2025
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According to the team, the psilocybin treatments reduced oxidative stress, improved the cells' ability to repair DNA and helped preserve the length of telomeres—the protective caps on chromosomes that guard against damage leading to diseases like cancer, neurodegeneration and heart disease.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
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Expanding our defense industries and rebuilding our stocks of weaponry and strategic materials is a critical part of that.—
The Editors,
National Review,
11 July 2025
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And for professionals facing career transitions, volunteering is a way to rediscover one’s mission, re-skill and rebuild.—
Leslye Moore,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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After Tim reconstructs the code for the nanotech wall’s opening sequence, and despite a violent confrontation with Yuri, Tim and Olivia activate the code to create a breach.—
Samantha Stutsman,
People.com,
11 July 2025
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Whereas Marks typically reconstructs smells by consulting recipes, diaries, or other historical texts, Bembibre employs chemical means.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
10 July 2025
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As for the games that drew small crowds, one way to fix that for next time is to avoid mid-week, midday games (that also would help with the oppressive heat) and not host as many group-stage matches in giant NFL stadiums.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
14 July 2025
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The most common reason for using a keyboard tray is to fix the kinds of pain caused by having your body placed in an unnatural position for extended periods of time.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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“Renovate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/renovate. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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