redecorating

verb

present participle of redecorate
as in redoing

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  1. redoing
  2. painting
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  • By redoing it, albeit with more high-tech equipment than was available in 1919, Harksen hopes to illustrate that even monumental experiments can be re-created by the average person.
    — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 15 July 2026
  • The full makeover included redoing the gym, basketball court, exercise room and surrounding outdoor spaces.
    — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 13 July 2026
Definition of redoing
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  • Instead of painting a broad picture that included all leading forms of content distribution — movie theaters, broadcast and cable television as well as streaming platforms — the states zeroed in on three distinct slices.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
  • There is great alarm that what looks like a very good Democratic year, this midterm year, could be marred, could be less successful if the Republicans are successful in painting Democrats generally as radical or dangerous.
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 14 July 2026
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