regenerating

verb

present participle of regenerate
1
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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2
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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3
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for regenerating
  1. restoring
  2. reviving
  3. rehabilitating
  4. recreating
  5. resurrecting
  6. redeeming
  7. refreshing
  8. renewing
Verb
  • DeStefano kicked into a quasi-rock groove on acoustic guitar, and the guys launched into a chorus about shaking off uncontrollable hassles and restoring positivity.
    — Tom Roland, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The two presidential candidates offer different solutions for restoring credibility.
    — MATIAS SPEKTOR, Foreign Affairs, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of restoring
Verb
  • Bahrain is reviving an old F1 tradition by joining Switzerland, San Marino and Luxembourg as countries which were the official hosts of F1 races actually taking place elsewhere.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The full cycle of forming a spore and then reviving it came to nearly 10 billion ATP molecules, one of the most expensive things a bacterium ever does.
    — Canan Karakoç, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 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
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  • Simulations recreating the earliest era of the solar system show that terrestrial planets, such as Earth, should form within the first few hundred million years.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • So the White House Historical Association set about recreating the Oval Office, opening the exhibit in September 2024.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of recreating
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  • 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
  • Smith was flat-out bad last season after playing good ball and resurrecting his career in Seattle.
    — Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 7 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
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  • 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
  • Washing according to our scalp's needs, using fewer products, and refreshing the hair between washes are not gender-specific habits, either.
    — Anita Bhagwandas, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of refreshing
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  • For Thorpe, renewing this proposition of difference doesn’t necessarily mean more athletes, but more compelling athletes stories instead, where the players have influence and creative input — not just a standard sponsorship.
    — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026
  • David Fincher isn’t renewing his pact at Netflix after his deal at the streamer expires next year.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of renewing

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“Regenerating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regenerating. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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