refurbishes

present tense third-person singular of refurbish

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of refurbishes Amazon retrieves and refurbishes many of its portable technology systems so they can be updated and deployed again. Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 The existing playground equipment is being donated to Kids Around the World, a nonprofit organization that refurbishes and donates old playground equipment to parks worldwide. Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026 During the winter season the department typically takes a break in mosquito surveillance and refurbishes their traps. Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for refurbishes
Verb
  • Mason McTavish was the biggest exit, John Carlson turned out to be a rental and Jacob Trouba switched California rebuilds.
    Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • True investigations, where somebody sits down and rebuilds a timeline across four systems, are a much smaller subset that almost nobody separates out.
    Sanjay Gidwani, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • One other bonus is that West Shore Home also installs flooring/doors and renovates bathrooms.
    Jason Rueger, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Hartford resident Annette Gaynor, the owner of a business that renovates housing, has lived in the city for four decades, now owning a two-family house in the Blue Hills neighborhood.
    Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026
Verb
  • One company might cap HVAC repairs at $2,000 while another allows up to $6,500.
    Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026
  • At these events, Susie repairs leather items, such as belts and purses, even leather vests and jackets, but usually not shoes.
    Lydia Davis, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2026

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“Refurbishes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refurbishes. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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