1
: the act or process of renewing : repetition
2
: the quality or state of being renewed
3
: something (such as a subscription to a magazine) renewed
4
: something used for renewing
specifically
: an expenditure that betters existing fixed assets
5
: the rebuilding of a large area (as of a city) by a public authority
Examples of renewal in a Sentence
The lease calls for yearly renewals.
License renewals can be done online.
You can get a 10 percent savings on subscription renewals.
High fuel prices have led to a renewal of interest in electric cars.
She uses flowers in her art as symbols of rebirth and renewal.
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Merz must now deliver on his promise for renewal with his Agenda 2030.
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Sudha David-Wilp, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2025
Paramount announced the series’ renewal for a fifth and final season in June of this year, ahead of the Season 3 premiere.
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The winter solstice is when the sun makes its shortest, lowest arc, but many celebrate it as a time of renewal because after Sunday, the sun starts climbing again and days will get a little longer every day until late June.
—CBS News, 21 Dec. 2025
Many cultures mark the winter solstice as a moment of renewal and the symbolic return of light.
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Sudha David-Wilp, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2025
Paramount announced the series’ renewal for a fifth and final season in June of this year, ahead of the Season 3 premiere.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 23 Dec. 2025
The winter solstice is when the sun makes its shortest, lowest arc, but many celebrate it as a time of renewal because after Sunday, the sun starts climbing again and days will get a little longer every day until late June.
—CBS News, 21 Dec. 2025
Many cultures mark the winter solstice as a moment of renewal and the symbolic return of light.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 21 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for renewal
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“Renewal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/renewal. Accessed 30 Dec. 2025.
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renewal
noun
re·new·al
ri-ˈn(y)ü-əl 
1
: the act of renewing : the state of being renewed
2
: something renewed
3
: the rebuilding of a large area by a public authority
urban renewal
Legal Definition
renewal
noun
re·new·al
ri-ˈnü-əl, -ˈnyü-
1
: the act or process of renewing
a renewal of the copyright
2
: the quality or state of being renewed
3
: something renewed
4
: something used for renewing
specifically
: an expenditure that betters existing fixed assets
5
: the rebuilding of a large area (as of a city) by a public authority
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