redecorate
verb
re·dec·o·rate
(ˌ)rē-ˈde-kə-ˌrāt 
redecorated; redecorating; redecorates
: to freshen or change in appearance : refurbish
: to freshen or change a decorative scheme
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For anyone who enjoys redecorating with the seasons or simply likes to refresh a room’s look without a major investment, swapping out a duvet cover is one of the simplest ways to do it.
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Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
Incorporate Plants That Symbolize Luck Houseplants are another simple way to add some of the spirit of the Year of the Horse to your life without making radical changes like repainting a room or redecorating parts of your home.
—Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Feb. 2026
Square-jawed detectives were tripping over corpses at midtown construction sites, blind vigilantes were redecorating Hell’s Kitchen with body parts and even poor Lester the doorman ended up dead in an Upper West Side courtyard fountain.
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
But your interest in completing any aspect of a redecorating scheme that would require you to leave your couch is a lie.
—Talia Argondezzi, New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2026
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Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
Incorporate Plants That Symbolize Luck Houseplants are another simple way to add some of the spirit of the Year of the Horse to your life without making radical changes like repainting a room or redecorating parts of your home.
—Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Feb. 2026
Square-jawed detectives were tripping over corpses at midtown construction sites, blind vigilantes were redecorating Hell’s Kitchen with body parts and even poor Lester the doorman ended up dead in an Upper West Side courtyard fountain.
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
But your interest in completing any aspect of a redecorating scheme that would require you to leave your couch is a lie.
—Talia Argondezzi, New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for redecorate
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“Redecorate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redecorate. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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