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
They have been rebuilt by the 19th-century architect who refurbished Notre-Dame, Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, and have been decorated by the notices for plays since the summer theater festival began in the city soon after World War II.
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Catherine Porter, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
However, those rockets return to platforms out at sea and need to be towed back to land and refurbished over a course of weeks.
—Jason Thomson, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Dec. 2024
Yet the series does find unexpected ways to effectively refurbish that punch for contemporary concerns, best reflected in that audacious ending.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2024
Shop refurbished and like new Amazon Warehouse Amazon Warehouse has millions of open boxes, refurbished, renewed and used goods.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 11 Dec. 2024
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Catherine Porter, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
However, those rockets return to platforms out at sea and need to be towed back to land and refurbished over a course of weeks.
—Jason Thomson, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Dec. 2024
Yet the series does find unexpected ways to effectively refurbish that punch for contemporary concerns, best reflected in that audacious ending.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2024
Shop refurbished and like new Amazon Warehouse Amazon Warehouse has millions of open boxes, refurbished, renewed and used goods.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 11 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for refurbish
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Veach rebuilt the offensive line and armed defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo with a talented young defense that ranked among the top 10 in scoring defense four of the past five years.The Athletic, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
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In the decades that followed, Carter won the approval of the American public by rebuilding homes with Habitat for Humanity and establishing the nonprofit Carter Center, which among other work monitors international elections.Nicole Werbeck, NPR, 30 Dec. 2024
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Months later, Yellow Light Coffee and Donuts, a coffee shop on Detroit's east side, and a sister space to Corktown's Folk, were announced as tenants of the famed, renovated Michigan Central Station.Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 30 Dec. 2024
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Through the Carter Work Project, the former president and his wife, Rosalynn Carter, partnered with Habitat for Humanity for years to build, renovate and repair more than 4,300 homes for people facing housing insecurity in 14 countries between 1984 and 2019.David Faris, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
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This powerhouse formula works with your skin’s natural regenerative processes overnight to repair and rejuvenate.Michelle Rostamian, Allure, 30 Dec. 2024
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His term was filled with remarkable highs, like leading peace negotiations between Israel and Egypt, and irreversible lows, like his inability to repair a failing American economy.Destinee Adams, NPR, 30 Dec. 2024
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