renews

present tense third-person singular of renew
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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 Organizations create long-term resilience by connecting hiring, learning, leadership development, internal mobility and knowledge sharing into a system that continuously creates, renews and retains organizational capability. Sheila Callaham, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 Overall, Academy board members may serve up to two three-year terms (consecutive or non-consecutive), followed by a two-year hiatus, after which eligibility renews for up to two additional three-year terms for a lifetime maximum of 12 years. Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 29 July 2026 Depending on who’s at fault and the severity of the crash, your car insurance could increase the next time your policy renews. Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 27 July 2026 The accord renews a previous accord in which Canal+ pledged €480 million for French and European films from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2027. Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 27 July 2026 The new map renews Fields’ district to cluster it around predominantly white communities in the Baton Rouge area and southern Louisiana. ABC News, 21 July 2026 Beshear renews push for transparency Bipartisan concern has sparked calls for transparency, including from Beshear, who is calling on the senator to speak publicly about his condition. Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 11 July 2026 The resumption of attacks renews the prospect of inflationary pressure after a month of falling gasoline prices. Scott Horsley, NPR, 8 July 2026 There’s no end in sight, either, with the partnership effectively morphing into a lifetime deal that renews every five years on a rolling basis. Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 7 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for renews
Verb
  • The one legal exception to this permanent rollback is if the governor personally restores an individual’s right to vote.
    Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 31 July 2026
  • Symbolically, the death of Husayn represents the shattering of the world, and Arbaeen restores it.
    Iqbal Akhtar, The Conversation, 31 July 2026
Verb
  • Gallup each year polls Americans about their views on the Supreme Court in July, after the end of the court's term, and in September, weeks before the court resumes hearing cases in October.
    Dan Mangan, CNBC, 28 July 2026
  • In Brand New Day, Peter resumes his duties as a friendly neighborhood superhero in New York City, but also remains dejected that MJ (Zendaya) and Ned (Jacob Batalon) are moving on with their lives without any memory of his love and friendship.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Verb
  • Continue reading … VIRUS RECKONING — COVID fury explodes as Fauci hearing revives 'insane' lockdown nightmare tales.
    , FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026
  • Storm on Sesame Street also revives a theme the franchise has tackled before.
    SPIN Staff, SPIN, 30 July 2026
Verb
  • If a robot falls or repeats a violent motion, move away immediately.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026
  • Morton marveled over the contemporary aspect of the story — the idea that history often repeats itself.
    Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 19 July 2026
Verb
  • The Mielle Organics Kalahari Melon and Aloe Vera Leave-in Conditioner detangles, hydrates, and refreshes hair all at once.
    Claire West, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026
  • The screen refreshes at anywhere between 30Hz and 120Hz, thanks to variable refresh support.
    John Loeffler, PC Magazine, 20 July 2026
Verb
  • And as the influx of billionaires and multi-millionaires to the region continues, the market for luxury homes priced at $30 million and up has exploded, according to a new report from the real estate research firm Analytics Miami.
    Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
  • Levine programming continues to include the Catalyst Fellowship Program for college students and summer camps.
    Claire Harutunian, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026
Verb
  • Their ferocious poetry resurrects them, inviting other mad seekers to take up their story.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 1 May 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • For the first three days of practice Miami’s had lengthy special teams and individual unit periods, and then 40-plus minutes of 11-on-11 work, which replicates game-like situations.
    Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
  • But what most frustrates her is that Calder’s portrayal of Millennial ennui and directionlessness takes those qualities at face value and, in doing so, replicates them.
    Emma Sarappo, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026

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