as in rebuilding
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 refurbishing
These resolutions are a declaration of hope, an attempt at refreshing and refurbishing stale practices.
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John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 3 Jan. 2026
The money saved by refurbishing it and continuing to use it could then be put into the other state-of-the-art newer technology there, Connor said.
—Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 25 Nov. 2025
United did survey fans about a new stadium last year and stated that 52 per cent of the 50,000-plus season ticket holders, executive club members and members preferred a new build, compared with 31 per cent who supported refurbishing the existing stadium.
—Andy Mitten, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
That’s how artist Hadley Clark approaches reinventing and refurbishing textiles.
—Beth Lipoff, Kansas City Star, 25 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
The Air Force has been refurbishing World War II-era bases deeper in the Pacific and practicing operating from austere airstrips.
—Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Bulgari will be refurbishing its locations in the Munich and Frankfurt airports in the next few months, after a recent revamp in Madrid.
—Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 3 Jan. 2026
The money saved by refurbishing it and continuing to use it could then be put into the other state-of-the-art newer technology there, Connor said.
—Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 25 Nov. 2025
United did survey fans about a new stadium last year and stated that 52 per cent of the 50,000-plus season ticket holders, executive club members and members preferred a new build, compared with 31 per cent who supported refurbishing the existing stadium.
—Andy Mitten, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
That’s how artist Hadley Clark approaches reinventing and refurbishing textiles.
—Beth Lipoff, Kansas City Star, 25 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
The Air Force has been refurbishing World War II-era bases deeper in the Pacific and practicing operating from austere airstrips.
—Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Bulgari will be refurbishing its locations in the Munich and Frankfurt airports in the next few months, after a recent revamp in Madrid.
—Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for refurbishing
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Instead of focusing only on payments, the platform is designed to help subscription services manage the practical work of bundling at scale, from onboarding and entitlements to billing and performance tracking, without rebuilding those processes market by market.—
Kolawole Samuel Adebayo,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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Regardless, president Art Rooney II brushed off the idea of the Steelers rebuilding.—
SportsDay Staff,
Dallas Morning News,
24 Jan. 2026
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Partners who care deeply about a relationship tend to treat it as something worth repairing accurately, not just quickly.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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In the event of a power outage, LG&E will first work to restore service to critical services — including hospital, police stations, fire departments and airports — before focusing on customers and repairing damaged equipment.—
Caroline Neal,
Louisville Courier Journal,
23 Jan. 2026
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While Scully spends weeks alone renovating the old house, Jennifer returns to Australia to liquidate their assets.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
27 Jan. 2026
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Washburne, well known for renovating the landmark Highland Park Village shopping center, bought the downtown property nearly three years ago.—
Devyani Chhetri,
Dallas Morning News,
23 Jan. 2026
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