as in repaired
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 renovated
The furnished two-bedroom log cabin of white oak was recently renovated with modern interiors and amenities, including an open-plan main room with a gas fireplace and a kitchen with a French-door stainless fridge and eat-in peninsula.
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The Week Us, TheWeek, 6 Apr. 2026
Over the next 250 years, a succession of owners renovated it, each leaving behind traces of their own tastes and priorities.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 6 Apr. 2026
As anyone who's renovated a home knows, delay adds to price.
—Jon Wertheim, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
The second-floor galleries dedicated to Arts of Asia and the Islamic world were realized after extensive construction, and the Great Hall was renovated in 2016, among other projects.
—News Desk, Artforum, 3 Apr. 2026
The previous sales deal didn’t dictate whether the stadium would be renovated or built new.
—Victoria Le, Oc Register, 3 Apr. 2026
Sesquincentennial Plaza on campus will also be renovated.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Mar. 2026
And that recently renovated stadium hosted the Marlins until a new baseball stadium rose on the site of the old Orange Bowl in Little Havana.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
Those debates featured former coach Williams and player Tyler Hansbrough, both of whom were part of a campaign to have the current Smith Center renovated.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
The Week Us, TheWeek, 6 Apr. 2026
Over the next 250 years, a succession of owners renovated it, each leaving behind traces of their own tastes and priorities.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 6 Apr. 2026
As anyone who's renovated a home knows, delay adds to price.
—Jon Wertheim, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
The second-floor galleries dedicated to Arts of Asia and the Islamic world were realized after extensive construction, and the Great Hall was renovated in 2016, among other projects.
—News Desk, Artforum, 3 Apr. 2026
The previous sales deal didn’t dictate whether the stadium would be renovated or built new.
—Victoria Le, Oc Register, 3 Apr. 2026
Sesquincentennial Plaza on campus will also be renovated.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Mar. 2026
And that recently renovated stadium hosted the Marlins until a new baseball stadium rose on the site of the old Orange Bowl in Little Havana.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
Those debates featured former coach Williams and player Tyler Hansbrough, both of whom were part of a campaign to have the current Smith Center renovated.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for renovated
Verb
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Items repaired are spared from a landfill, and that's important.—
Nicole Comstock,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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Most of the town’s people work for the family in either the small cattle operation that remains, or in the company garage where tractors and trucks are repaired.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Residents rebuilt their homes, but then Israel’s occupation in 1982 — which triggered Hezbollah’s rise — forced them to leave yet again until Hezbollah ousted Israel in 2000.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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In practice, some version of this approach remains a staple of urban planning, because certain assets always have to be rebuilt.—
Eric Klinenberg,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Recently published in the journal Nature, the latest study into the birth of the canine, which might have spawned an immediate bond between dog and man, reconstructed whole genomes, 10,000 years old, and cross-evaluated them with modern-day canines.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Mar. 2026
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Using footage from police body cameras, helicopter video and real-time crime center footage, Largess reconstructed police actions on June 2.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
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This reform hasn’t fixed California’s cost-of-living issues or kept people from fleeing.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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That moon loo has been part of the Artemis 2 conversation since day one of the mission, when its urine function went offline and was fixed by mission specialist Christina Koch, with guidance from Mission Control.—
Tariq Malik,
Space.com,
5 Apr. 2026
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