as in to refit
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Recent Examples of refurnish
President Bill Clinton’s administration spent about $4 million - some from private donors - to refurnish interiors and expand IT systems for the digital age.
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Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
By the end of the movie, the roommates moved back into their old apartment, which had been refurnished and renovated by a new landlord.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Plans to refurnish the building began as far back as the 1990s but were repeatedly held up by funding issues.
—Jason Meisner, chicagotribune.com, 16 Sep. 2021
Federal law dictates that only $5,000 can be spent on refurnishing a Cabinet secretary's offices.
—Jessica Estepa, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2018
Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
By the end of the movie, the roommates moved back into their old apartment, which had been refurnished and renovated by a new landlord.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Plans to refurnish the building began as far back as the 1990s but were repeatedly held up by funding issues.
—Jason Meisner, chicagotribune.com, 16 Sep. 2021
Federal law dictates that only $5,000 can be spent on refurnishing a Cabinet secretary's offices.
—Jessica Estepa, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for refurnish
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That route is currently served by the eight-passenger Princess, a 128-foot-long former cargo barge built in 1973 that has since been refitted and refurbished.—
David Dickstein,
Oc Register,
30 July 2025
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Originally built in 1986, the boat was last refitted in 2024.—
Colson Thayer,
People.com,
11 July 2025
Verb
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The 110th Brigade is helping to buy time for other brigades to reequip with heavier weaponry.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2023
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The company will reequip its Amtrak Long Distance Network, considering ideas from as many as 10 manufacturers, according to Amtrak.—
Alison Fox,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Jan. 2023
Verb
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How to prepare before strong winds approach Trim tree branches away from your house and power lines.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
12 Nov. 2025
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Slot even admitted that Liverpool had spent the day before the trip to Brentford preparing for Michael Kayode’s long throws.—
The Athletic's Liverpool staff,
New York Times,
11 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Both washed the food down with drinks fortified by electrolytes.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Nov. 2025
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Many commercial brands are fortified with calcium and vitamin D, which protect the bones.—
Lauren O'Connor,
Health,
10 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Under the current approach, CalPERS allocates a certain amount of money to each bucket and managers of those assets try to maximize returns.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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The 2013 Bentley Mulsanne was allocated to the Royal Family in December 2013, after which it was used to take Charles to various engagements.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
11 Nov. 2025
Verb
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While each of these submarines is designed to carry up to 16 nuclear missiles, France only possesses 48 ballistic missiles—enough to arm three submarines, as the remaining vessel is always undergoing routine maintenance, the Nuclear Information Project said.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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Gripen fighters have the reputation of being relatively cheap and easy to maintain and arm, and able to operate in austere conditions – using roads or even dirt roads for runways.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Refurnish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refurnish. Accessed 22 Nov. 2025.
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