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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There is no chance Serge Gnabry (30 next week) will depart in the current window, but his contract is on course to expire at the end of the coming season and the odds, currently, are against a renewal.
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Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 10 July 2025
That said, markets have remained steady amid a renewal of Trump’s tariff whirlwinds.
—Danny Bakst, Fortune, 9 July 2025
President Trump's signature legislative achievement is billed as a national renewal project.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
Critics say ‘temporary’ became permanent Critics say that successive administrations — especially the Biden administration — essentially rubber-stamped these renewals regardless, and people covered by what’s supposed to be a temporary status end up staying in the United States for years.
—Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2025
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Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 10 July 2025
That said, markets have remained steady amid a renewal of Trump’s tariff whirlwinds.
—Danny Bakst, Fortune, 9 July 2025
President Trump's signature legislative achievement is billed as a national renewal project.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
Critics say ‘temporary’ became permanent Critics say that successive administrations — especially the Biden administration — essentially rubber-stamped these renewals regardless, and people covered by what’s supposed to be a temporary status end up staying in the United States for years.
—Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2025
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“Renewal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/renewal. Accessed 14 Jul. 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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