REGENERATING Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

regenerating

verb

present participle of regenerate

as in restoring

to bring back to a former condition or vigor the neighborhood was regenerated thanks to a government grant for restoring all the old buildings and creating studio spaces for artists

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as in reviving

to bring back to life, practice, or activity dairy farming in the area was regenerated when new arrivals bought the old creamery

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as in rehabilitating

to make better in behavior or character the ex-convict credits his newfound faith with regenerating him beyond anything that he could have imagined

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Recent Examples of regenerating Edit one slide or section without regenerating the entire output. — New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2026 In this strategy of attrition, Iran just needs to keep imposing costs and regenerating what is lost. — Nadia Schadlow, Foreign Affairs, 18 Sep. 2026 Our little Colin file has always been kind of regenerating itself. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2026 There's no caching layer to avoid regenerating the same context twice. — Imran Aftab, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026 Cutting back the brown portions of the plant—the old wood—will stop those sections from regenerating. — Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 30 July 2026 With Deadpool regenerating for a fourth blockbuster outing, Ryan Reynolds is already getting back into character as the wisecracking mercenary. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 26 July 2026 The energy projects align with Crystal Sustainability Vision 2030—a plan that covers regenerating nature, resourcing people and revitalizing community. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 26 June 2026 The most recent season concluded with a cliffhanger, with the Fifteenth Doctor regenerating into a form resembling Rose Tyler, the companion portrayed by Billie Piper. — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026

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Elections and institutions Rubio said Venezuela had endured 20 to 25 years of profound trauma affecting every level of society and argued that restoring democracy would require more than organizing a presidential election.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
If the model proves successful, Beximco plans to reopen the other 15 closed units in phases, potentially restoring jobs for more than 30,000 workers laid off when the factories closed, officials estimate.

— Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of restoring

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The latter returned attention to Burberry’s British identity, reworking the trench coat and check and reviving the Equestrian Knight Design.

— Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Oct. 2026
Facing difficult midterm elections and voter concerns over living costs and the war with Iran, Republicans are reviving warnings about crime, disorder and immigration.

— Matt Brown, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of reviving

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City staff are proposing a second bond of the same size to pay for building, preserving and rehabilitating more apartments, single-family homes and shelters.

— Madison Iszler, San Antonio Express-News, 30 Sep. 2026
If approved, the money would go towards building, rehabilitating and purchasing more affordable homes.

— Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of rehabilitating

Verb

One critical component of getting the time and place to feel right was recreating the ’70s, rather than leaning on a corny pastiche or tired visual clichés.

— William Earl, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
Yamaha was doing it in 1993 with the VL1, mathematically recreating the airflow, reeds, and resonances of saxophones and other acoustic instruments, while Line 6, among others, later applied the same broad idea to guitar amps.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of recreating

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After resurrecting iconic consoles like the 2600 and Mattel’s Intellivision, Atari is relaunching one of the brand’s personal computers that originally debuted 43 years ago.

— Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 8 Oct. 2026
Madonna has spent her career borrowing, referencing, resurrecting and reinventing, but never at the expense of distinctly looking and feeling like herself.

— Sadie Kargman, Allure, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of resurrecting

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Despite these issues, salty whey still has one redeeming quality.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2026
One thing regulators are not going to do is kill the idea of exchanging securities for shares, because all the big ETFs rely on redeeming and creating units that aren’t taxable as part of their daily operations.

— Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of redeeming

Verb

Coca-Cola is refreshing its beverage lineup with a series of new fruit flavors.

— Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 5 Oct. 2026
As advertising platforms make decisions in real time, organizations refreshing creative on quarterly schedules will spend more of their budget reacting to changes the platform has already made instead of keeping pace with them.

— Matt Jayson, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of refreshing

Verb

Change the power structure, activists say Grant said the Urban Summit is renewing its focus on KCFD because the problems documented years ago cannot be allowed to continue unchecked.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026
If leaders do not know whether employees improve, renewing the program extends that uncertainty rather than resolving it.

— Stephen Sokoler, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026

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