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Recent Examples of refurbishment
During the off season, the 15-acre water park will undergo a major refurbishment for the first time in nearly a decade.
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Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 29 Dec. 2025
The refurbishment of the Historic Hilton in Milwaukee has been completed.
—Jr Radcliffe, jsonline.com, 19 Dec. 2025
Other sales in the package include military software valued at more than $1 billion, Javelin and TOW missiles worth more than $700 million, helicopter spare parts worth $96 million and refurbishment kits for Harpoon missiles worth $91 million.
—Matthew Lee, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2025
Wascal’s, the area’s restaurant, will also get a refurbishment with a new backside facade featuring Granny’s House.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025
The extent of the refurbishment became clear only in my room, which just vaguely resembled the idiosyncratic abodes of the past.
—Chris Schalkx, Travel + Leisure, 16 Dec. 2025
The task included replacing the two-seat body with that of a four-seater built especially for the refurbishment by coachbuilder Rod Jolley.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 10 Dec. 2025
SpaceX, too, has implemented its own recovery and refurbishment plans for Falcon 9 fairings, but the two halves of the shell protecting the rocket's payload on its way to orbit are still designed to split apart and fall back to Earth independently of each other, and of Falcon 9's first stage.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 10 Dec. 2025
Finding the ideal artist to reopen the historic Plaza Theatre in Palm Springs might have seemed like a tall order, at least if the 89-year-old venue’s new operators wanted to touch every possible important base for a refurbishment-celebrating gala.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 2 Dec. 2025
Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 29 Dec. 2025
The refurbishment of the Historic Hilton in Milwaukee has been completed.
—Jr Radcliffe, jsonline.com, 19 Dec. 2025
Other sales in the package include military software valued at more than $1 billion, Javelin and TOW missiles worth more than $700 million, helicopter spare parts worth $96 million and refurbishment kits for Harpoon missiles worth $91 million.
—Matthew Lee, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2025
Wascal’s, the area’s restaurant, will also get a refurbishment with a new backside facade featuring Granny’s House.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025
The extent of the refurbishment became clear only in my room, which just vaguely resembled the idiosyncratic abodes of the past.
—Chris Schalkx, Travel + Leisure, 16 Dec. 2025
The task included replacing the two-seat body with that of a four-seater built especially for the refurbishment by coachbuilder Rod Jolley.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 10 Dec. 2025
SpaceX, too, has implemented its own recovery and refurbishment plans for Falcon 9 fairings, but the two halves of the shell protecting the rocket's payload on its way to orbit are still designed to split apart and fall back to Earth independently of each other, and of Falcon 9's first stage.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 10 Dec. 2025
Finding the ideal artist to reopen the historic Plaza Theatre in Palm Springs might have seemed like a tall order, at least if the 89-year-old venue’s new operators wanted to touch every possible important base for a refurbishment-celebrating gala.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 2 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for refurbishment
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The property, built in 1964, has had minimal upgrades since construction and requires substantial rehabilitation, according to Rodriguez.—
Walker Armstrong,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
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Wolves of Wiltshire — a small exotic animal charity based in Wiltshire — stepped in to help with the rehabilitation of the wolf-like dogs with help from 8 Below Husky Rescue.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
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City leaders tout the opening of parks and green spaces as investments into our communities and Magic Johnson Park itself recently underwent an $80 million renovation.—
Rafael Perez,
Daily News,
16 Jan. 2026
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Other Reno Details Homeowners Should Try While architectural trim and millwork upgrades are the most effective way to add a custom look to a renovation, Brugger says there are plenty of other renovation details homeowners can add to enhance their home's final look.—
Kamron Sanders,
The Spruce,
15 Jan. 2026
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Staff worked for months to rebuild, navigate permits, and complete restoration efforts before finally reopening their doors.—
Conor McGill,
CBS News,
15 Jan. 2026
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By documenting every interim state of the memorial’s repair, Arroyo allows the rupture to linger rather than be resolved by restoration alone.—
Alexandra Martinez,
Artforum,
15 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Maksim Sauchanka is a licensed remodeling contractor and the owner of BMR Belmax Remodeling.—
Timothy Dale,
The Spruce,
15 Jan. 2026
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But efforts to mitigate human harms—restricting harvests, remodeling dams, breeding salmon in hatcheries—are yielding diminishing returns.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
7 Jan. 2026
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The backstabbing gives the show its spiky, durable spine—but its belief in individual people’s potential, its love of adventure, its obsession with redemption, reclamation, and rebirth?—
David Canfield,
Vanity Fair,
20 Jan. 2026
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The recycling process for these batteries involves a process called high-temperature metal reclamation where the batteries are sorted, cut, melted, and the metals extracted.—
Katherine Gallagher,
Treehugger,
20 Jan. 2026
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Our work makes reconstruction possible.—
Noah Haggerty,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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Newsom waived building code requirements intended to ease the cost of reconstruction.—
CalMatters,
Daily News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Detroit voters overwhelmingly approve Prop N, a bond issue to put $250 million in city funds toward 8,000 more demolitions and additional home rehabs.—
Violet Ikonomova,
Freep.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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Advocates for Responsible Treatment would pair its knowledge of where rehab facilities were with emergency calls for service; there were scores of calls in a single year for everything from overdoses to suicide attempts.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
12 Jan. 2026
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In Manchester’s lively, eminently walkable city center, household names are also heading back to headline at the iconic AO Arena after its recent $60-plus million facelift.—
Jonathan Thompson,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Jan. 2026
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Jenner unveiled her viral facelift last year.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Refurbishment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refurbishment. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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