as in to rebuild
to make improvements or repairs to (something, such as a building)
They are refurbishing the old house. They sell refurbished computers.
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Recent Examples of refurbish
The Parker was refurbished in Fort Lauderdale.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
The territory added 11 new and refurbished cinemas comprising over 80 screens during the year, including three Vue sites and two each from Odeon and Everyman.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Jan. 2026
These resolutions are a declaration of hope, an attempt at refreshing and refurbishing stale practices.
—John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 3 Jan. 2026
The team refurbished historic buildings, including the Keidel family pharmacy and one of Fredericksburg’s first bars.
—Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 31 Dec. 2025
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
The territory added 11 new and refurbished cinemas comprising over 80 screens during the year, including three Vue sites and two each from Odeon and Everyman.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Jan. 2026
These resolutions are a declaration of hope, an attempt at refreshing and refurbishing stale practices.
—John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 3 Jan. 2026
The team refurbished historic buildings, including the Keidel family pharmacy and one of Fredericksburg’s first bars.
—Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 31 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for refurbish
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Trump has also suggested that the United States may reimburse oil companies for their work rebuilding Venezuela's oil infrastructure – a prospect some Democratic lawmakers denounced.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
16 Jan. 2026
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Staff worked for months to rebuild, navigate permits, and complete restoration efforts before finally reopening their doors.—
Conor McGill,
CBS News,
15 Jan. 2026
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Camera Cinemas — the independent outfit led by Jack NyBlom, Jim Zuur and Dennis Skaggs — came in, renovated and added four auditoriums and reopened in July 2002 with a combo of first-run blockbusters and independent movies.—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Institutional investors contribute to the housing supply by buying and renovating derelict homes, and then putting them back on the market, said Edward Pinto, senior fellow and co-director of the AEI Housing Center at the American Enterprise Institute, a nonpartisan think tank.—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Crews are also repairing roads in Topanga Canyon after the fire and ensuing rain damaged them and closed the community to outside traffic.—
CBS LA Staff,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Often, after years of trying to repair their relationships without success, these same women often bear the emotional and logistical labor of calling an end to them.—
Oona Metz,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Refurbish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refurbish. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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