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to put into good shape or working order again
asked my neighbor to help me recondition the old tractor for use on the family farm
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Recent Examples of reconditioning
Jack King, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2025
As a joint venture between the BMW Group and the Interzero Group, Encory will develop and implement logistics and consulting solutions, including for the recovery, recycling, and reconditioning of vehicle components.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Dec. 2025
Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
Noun
In its heyday, the vault seemingly hosted a macabre experiment to do with mental control and psychological reconditioning.
—Jack King, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2025
As a joint venture between the BMW Group and the Interzero Group, Encory will develop and implement logistics and consulting solutions, including for the recovery, recycling, and reconditioning of vehicle components.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Dec. 2025
Verb
On the Mauser Packaging Solutions plant floor, laborers do the dirty work of reconditioning steel containers used to transport chemicals.
—Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reconditioning
Noun
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Frustration during repair jobs often comes from not having the right tool or bit size at hand, or from the tool’s battery suddenly dying mid-task.—
Maryna Holovnova,
New Atlas,
13 Feb. 2026
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The $4 million project is funded with the library’s existing capital reserves, set aside for building repairs, maintenance, and improvements, said John Kokoris, the library’s marketing & outreach manager.—
Chuck Fieldman,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Those workers will focus on repairing broken lights, hardening lights to prevent copper wire theft and clearing the backlog of deferred cases.—
Melissa Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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Merz appealed to Trump that repairing ties with Europe is the strongest defense against an advancing Chinese military.—
Ryan Mancini,
The Hill,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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This is not a holiday that needs rebranding or fixing.—
Jann Blackstone,
Boston Herald,
8 Feb. 2026
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Allegations of drug use and match fixing followed in the Sun newspaper, prompting the English Football Association to begin an investigation.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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America must stay strong by defending our economic security, rebuilding our industrial base to reconfigure supply chains away from China, and standing firm with our allies against Chinese aggression.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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The depiction of female shopkeepers and mothers, punctuated by women like me standing by concrete building blocks, underscores our importance as memory keepers within a society that has often needed rebuilding.—
Lara N. Dotson-Renta,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Reconditioning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reconditioning. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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