refurbishing

present participle of refurbish

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of refurbishing The resort is also refurbishing its food and beverage outlets along with new TVs. — Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 21 Sep. 2026 Maybourne would buy the hotel portion of the Pierre and pour hundreds of millions of dollars into refurbishing the building. — Noah Shachtman, Vanity Fair, 25 Aug. 2026 LeVota previously said that a new use could involve either refurbishing one or both of the stadiums, or demolishing one or both entirely. — Ilana Arougheti july 28, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026 Expanding and refurbishing St James’ Park would bring an uptick in matchday income, but a state-of-the-art stadium with greater capacity and larger, dedicated corporate areas would be transformative. — George Caulkin, New York Times, 14 July 2026 Other improvements for the east side of Dogwood Park would include refurbishing the ball fields and resurfacing the basketball courts. — Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026 At the reopening ceremony, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum credited Trump for refurbishing the nation’s capital ahead of the Fourth of July. — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 3 July 2026 Although both militaries have procured a large number of artillery pieces through foreign aid, domestic development, and refurbishing older systems, these losses are very significant. — Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 Other work has included refurbishing the pedestrian overpass between the 10th Avenue and Franklin Road interchanges, adding a sound wall along Hannibal Street and installing a traffic signal at the westbound ramps at the Centennial interchange. — Rose Evans june 23, Idaho Statesman, 23 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for refurbishing
Verb
  • That is thanks to the new Absolute Universe imprint and a focus on rebuilding creator relationships.
    — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026
  • And any discussion of rebuilding needs to reflect their preferences.
    — Michael Robbins, Foreign Affairs, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Over time, those moments build relational capital, meaning the shared trust and history friends can draw on when life becomes difficult or a disagreement needs repairing.
    — Justin Vaughn, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Most of their work consists of repairing and restoring instruments.
    — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • At Sacramento City College, the project list includes building or renovating facilities for music, theater and physical fitness, among other things.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • As part of the arrangement, the elder Ryan agreed to cover the lion’s share of the differences in building a new stadium, originally priced at $830 million, from the $300 million the university planned to spend on renovating the older one.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2026

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“Refurbishing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refurbishing. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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