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as in restores
to bring back to a former condition or vigor
the trip to New York renewed our enthusiasm for travel
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as in resumes
to begin again or return to after an interruption
with daybreak, the rescue team will renew its efforts to reach the stranded mountain climbers
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as in revives
to bring back to life, practice, or activity
the spate of recent movies based on classic comic book characters has renewed interest in the comics themselves
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as in repeats
to make or do again
I can only renew my offer to help—it's up to them to accept it
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Recent Examples of renews
This unlimited membership automatically renews.
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Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2026
Express yourself through a small performance in a familiar place, because being seen kindly strengthens confidence and renews your playful focus today.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 29 May 2026
Tina Peters will walk out of a Colorado prison Monday, ending roughly 20 months of incarceration as her legal team renews its effort to overturn the seven criminal convictions that sent her there.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
Freeland’s return renews the competition for playing time at second base between him and Hyeseong Kim.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 28 May 2026
Continue reading … ‘ACTIVE AND ONGOING’ — Three months after Nancy Guthrie's abduction, sheriff's office renews plea as key questions remain unanswered.
—FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
Mid-month, for instance, brings a fresh start, as the moon renews itself in Taurus on May 16.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
Boothby said the garden operates under a lease that renews every five years unless either party provides 30 days notice.
—Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Mexico City’s Museo Anahuacalli is set to receive more than 150,000 objects from Juan Rafael Coronel Rivera, the grandson of Diego Rivera, in a donation that significantly expands the museum’s holdings and renews attention on the artist’s original vision for the site.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2026
Express yourself through a small performance in a familiar place, because being seen kindly strengthens confidence and renews your playful focus today.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 29 May 2026
Tina Peters will walk out of a Colorado prison Monday, ending roughly 20 months of incarceration as her legal team renews its effort to overturn the seven criminal convictions that sent her there.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
Freeland’s return renews the competition for playing time at second base between him and Hyeseong Kim.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 28 May 2026
Continue reading … ‘ACTIVE AND ONGOING’ — Three months after Nancy Guthrie's abduction, sheriff's office renews plea as key questions remain unanswered.
—FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
Mid-month, for instance, brings a fresh start, as the moon renews itself in Taurus on May 16.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
Boothby said the garden operates under a lease that renews every five years unless either party provides 30 days notice.
—Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Mexico City’s Museo Anahuacalli is set to receive more than 150,000 objects from Juan Rafael Coronel Rivera, the grandson of Diego Rivera, in a donation that significantly expands the museum’s holdings and renews attention on the artist’s original vision for the site.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for renews
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Plus, a 15-minute quick charge restores 15 hours of battery!—
George Yang,
PC Magazine,
9 June 2026
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With three types of hyaluronic acid, ectoin, and the brand’s signature thermal spring water, the moisturizer restores hydration, repairs a weak skin barrier, and plumps sagging skin.—
Essence Wiley,
InStyle,
7 June 2026
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So far, Arens has been surprised by how quickly native vegetation resumes life as the water recedes, in some places as soon as two or three years.—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
7 June 2026
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Looking weeks or months into the future, however, analysts cautioned about a rise in oil and gasoline prices unless normal traffic resumes in the Strait of Hormuz.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
4 June 2026
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The L'Oréal Elvive Hyaluron Plump Hair Serum is a thickening, hydrating styling product that revives thin, limp, dry hair almost instantly.—
Sophie Wirt,
InStyle,
10 June 2026
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The effort to establish a West Coast coal export terminal revives a fight that has played out repeatedly in recent years.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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But traffic in the key Strait of Hormuz passageway may never return to prewar levels if history repeats itself.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
1 June 2026
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History repeats itself Netanyahu is driven in large part by Israeli domestic affairs.—
Asher Kaufman,
The Conversation,
1 June 2026
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Baptism fits right into that philosophy as a gentle, fragrance-free cleanser that refreshes skin without disrupting the barrier.—
Kieaundria Bellamy,
InStyle,
29 May 2026
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Rosemary oil invigorates the scalp for healthier, thicker, stronger-looking hair, while menthol delivers a deeply satisfying, icy-cool sensation that instantly refreshes the roots.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
27 May 2026
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Mesa Verde continues to hold great cultural significance for the 27 pueblos and tribes whose ancestors once called the canyons, farms, cliffside and mesa dwellings home or who have other ties to the area.—
Alia Beard Rau,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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Quarterback Patrick Mahomes continues to work back from a knee injury while Justin Fields takes first-team reps and Xavier Worthy emerges as a standout.—
Pete Sweeney,
Kansas City Star,
10 June 2026
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Their ferocious poetry resurrects them, inviting other mad seekers to take up their story.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
1 May 2026
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The unrestricted grant resurrects the spirt of the AIDS Treatment Project, which Giorno started when the epidemic left so many artists in need beginning in the early ’80s.—
Andy Battaglia,
ARTnews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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Jesse’s on the Bay replicates the stellar service and elevated cuisine that draw folks in droves to its sister restaurant, Jesse’s, in the tiny town of Magnolia Springs.—
Jennifer Stewart Kornegay,
Southern Living,
30 May 2026
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Aniello, who directed both bookend episodes, replicates her own long, dynamic shot from the series premiere, which tracks Deborah from the closing joke of her zillionth Vegas set, through a backstage warren of minions and admirers, to her dressing room.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
29 May 2026
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