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verb

past tense of restore

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Recent Examples of restored
Adjective
The Grand 1894 Opera House, one of the most beautiful historic theaters in Texas, offers concerts, touring shows, and performances year-round in an intimate, restored setting. Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2025 In her most personal work yet, Nguyen shows how togetherness and storytelling can transform grief into healing, hope and restored kinship. Leo Barraclough, Variety, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
Modern networks are more resilient in disasters, an AT&T spokesman said, because they can be restored faster and are less vulnerable to damage and copper theft. Jenny Jarvie follow, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026 In July 2025, the National Museum of American History removed references to Trump from an exhibit on presidential impeachment but later restored them, though with some slight changes to the text. Christopher Cann, USA Today, 10 July 2026 Some of the rooms are decorated with elaborate murals that have been preserved and restored from the mansion—including my favorite, the junior suite located inside the former tea room. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026 Authorities reported during the week that service was gradually being restored from that outage. ABC News, 10 July 2026 But perhaps the most important relationship Hollis restored was her relationship with her daughter. Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 9 July 2026 The company has signaled in the lawsuit that deleted data cannot be retrieved or restored. Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 9 July 2026 The restaurant received a score of 62 and were closed until hot water was restored. Mary Ella Hastings july 3, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 July 2026 This year’s Venice Classics lineup will debut 19 restorations, including Cul-de-sac (1966), one of Roman Polanski’s British films, restored by Fixafilm. Zac Ntim, Deadline, 3 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for restored
Adjective
  • But the tale of the shitty guy who uses his ‘saved’ status to avoid scrutiny of his current choices?
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 June 2026
  • Spotify noted that the album is one of the most pre-saved album Countdown Pages in platform history, with more than five million presaves.
    Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 21 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The film was originally set to be directed by Melanie Laurent, but was put on hold during the pandemic and later revived with Morris directing.
    Pat Saperstein, Variety, 10 July 2026
  • Gounder now wonders if Wahl would have revived his attempt, from 15 years ago, to run for FIFA president.
    Sean Gregory, Time, 10 July 2026
Verb
  • Everton returned for pre-season testing last week, with new signings Hayden Hackney and Tyrique George part of a smaller group that will travel to Scotland and ramp up preparations for Saturday’s first friendly of the summer against Dundee.
    Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • The bodies of 15 Indian tourists who died when a speedboat capsized off southern Vietnam last week were being returned home Monday.
    ABC News, ABC News, 13 July 2026
Adjective
  • Under a country club contract signed in 1988, the district supplies the club with reclaimed water from its sewage plant to irrigate its two golf courses, the report said.
    Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2026
  • Fashioned out of reclaimed timber from a 19th-century barn, the cabins have no TVs, just floor-to-ceiling windows facing north across the valley.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 June 2026
Verb
  • Garrod also recreated Renna’s first design, and bestseller, the gold coffee bean seashell on the walls of the space.
    Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 9 July 2026
  • The rig even measures the shadows between fingers and other body parts, so they can be recreated with perfect accuracy.
    Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 6 July 2026
Verb
  • Get regular brake, tire and filter inspections Brakes, tires and filter frequently wear down and need to be replaced.
    Keith Laing, USA Today, 8 July 2026
  • Most office buildings have central air conditioning, so the system needs to be replaced with individual heating and cooling systems for each unit.
    Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
Adjective
  • One winner crafted a new law to give rehabilitated prisoners a second chance.
    Sharon Chin, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • This past month, when the entire city was in the grip of basketball mania, my eyes have felt newly refreshed by the abundance of royal blue and traffic-cone orange on the streets.
    Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 3 July 2026
  • The room grew louder as cocktails were refreshed and guests swapped favorite bites.
    Karen Yuan, Vogue, 3 July 2026

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