refurbishment

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Recent Examples of refurbishment Lime Wood opened as a hotel in 2009 before undergoing a £30 million refurbishment in 2019. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026 The refurbishment introduced 10 new apartment-like suites in the hotel’s East Wing, which immediately won me over with their residential high design. — Nicole Trilivas, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2026 These openings form part of the store’s wider multimillion-pound refurbishment program, designed to further elevate the shopping experience within one of the world’s leading luxury retail destinations. — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026 It should be noted that the finish was touched up during a 2014 refurbishment and is not original. — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 17 Sep. 2026 Once its refurbishment is complete, the Camp Nou is expected to be one of the best grounds in Europe — those at the club hope this will be in time for the 2028 final — and certainly the one with the biggest capacity, at around 105,000 people. — Pol Ballús, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 The 583rd Missile Maintenance Squadron completed the refurbishment on August 18 near Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026 But British Museum curators say the closure of the Bayeux Museum for refurbishment provided the opportunity for the work to travel on loan. — Mark Rice-Oxley, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Sep. 2026 The company has been expanding manufacturing capacity there with a facility known as Gigabay, designed to add 24 work cells for Starship construction, integration and refurbishment. — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for refurbishment
Noun
  • Anderson subsequently underwent spinal fusion surgery, followed by a monthslong rehabilitation period.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The tour was cancelled, as the guitarist was hospitalized for two weeks, followed by months of rehabilitation.
    — Steve Appleford, SPIN, 12 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The property, which takes up residence in an 18th-century palazzo, looks fresh-faced and gorgeous after a multi-year and multi-phase renovation executed through the peak of the pandemic.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2026
  • The renovation feels suburban and perhaps not the most tasteful, but there’s a lot of room(s) to grow here.
    — Nora DeLigter, Curbed, 9 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • State agencies, including the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security, have helped local officials with damage assessments and power restoration, among other tasks.
    — Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Insider tip The hotel will be closing on January 1, 2027, for an extensive restoration and is expected to reopen in 2029.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • While working for the state, records and interviews show, Perera also ran a construction and real estate business, purchasing and remodeling homes.
    — Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The Melius analysts pin their optimism on the idea that things are set to improve in the existing home market, which is where the demand for repairs and remodeling projects tends to come from.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Those albums treated homecoming as a means of rebirth and reclamation; creole culture moves on the same wavelength but is more coy about the references.
    — Stephen Kearse, Pitchfork, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The hotel even has a water reclamation system used for recirculation and purification of all ground water on site.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Software then converts those measurements into a digital reconstruction that follows the material’s movements almost in real time.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Israeli leaders have said little about the unprecedented death toll in Gaza, the humanitarian catastrophe and the lack of reconstruction.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Chiefs head coach Andy Reid said during Monday’s news conference that the lineman remained in Kansas City during the bye week to continue his rehab process.
    — Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Use the $18 million CRA housing agreement with Broward County, plus SHIP and CDBG help for first-time buyers, rehab, counseling, and rent support.
    — Judith "Judy" Paul, Sun Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • In the late 1990s, the mall got a $70 million facelift, with over 100 new stores and new artwork.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Oct. 2026
  • The spa The spa and fitness center just received a major facelift.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

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“Refurbishment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refurbishment. Accessed 16 Oct. 2026.

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