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 Cholame memorial, originally erected in 1977 and funded by Japanese businessman Seita Ohnishi, a devoted fan, was recently refurbished to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Dean’s passing.
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Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
The model rocket that currently sits atop the Baltimore Avenue building is a replica of the Moonliner II placed there after the building was refurbished in the early 2000s to resemble the red and white motif of the former TWA headquarters.
—Chris Ochsner, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2025
According to the archdiocese, a parish employee discovered the potentially inappropriate websites while refurbishing the computer and reported the findings to the archdiocese's Pastoral Center, which is essentially the church's human resources department.
—Dan Horn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 24 Sep. 2025
The company is already refurbishing an EAF to melt the sponge iron and adding new conversion furnaces for downstream steelmaking, all designed to drop in once the hydrogen is flowing.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2025
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Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
The model rocket that currently sits atop the Baltimore Avenue building is a replica of the Moonliner II placed there after the building was refurbished in the early 2000s to resemble the red and white motif of the former TWA headquarters.
—Chris Ochsner, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2025
According to the archdiocese, a parish employee discovered the potentially inappropriate websites while refurbishing the computer and reported the findings to the archdiocese's Pastoral Center, which is essentially the church's human resources department.
—Dan Horn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 24 Sep. 2025
The company is already refurbishing an EAF to melt the sponge iron and adding new conversion furnaces for downstream steelmaking, all designed to drop in once the hydrogen is flowing.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for refurbish
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After taking the head coaching job in 2023, Golesh rebuilt a program that had won just four games in its last 33 contests.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Oct. 2025
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And then these towns of Claypool, Miami, Globe, and the San Carlos Apache (Indian Reservation) are going to be basically rebuilding again.—
Ray Stern,
AZCentral.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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The Canucks have since made several moves to renovate that group.—
Harman Dayal,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Question 2 asks voters to approve $88 million to acquire emergency vehicles for the city’s fire department, construct a new fire station and repair and renovate existing fire stations.—
Maritza Dominguez,
AZCentral.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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In general, experts said residents can expect to spend one year to repair a home after a disaster.—
Tamia Fowlkes,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Plus, the high-quality protein in lean chicken helps to repair tissue and muscle.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Refurbish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refurbish. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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