1
as in repetitions
the act of saying or doing over again
a campaign season that witnessed the endless renewal of the same stupid charges and countercharges
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as in revivals
the act or an instance of bringing something back to life, public attention, or vigorous activity
roller-skating experienced a major renewal after the introduction of in-line skates
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Recent Examples of renewals
Those employees can continue working on SNAP applications and renewals until that date.
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Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2025
While the number slightly increased year-over-year from 24 to 33, only four of those characters are on shows with renewals.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
Review coverage annually instead of letting renewals roll over at higher rates.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
The renewals arrive in the wake of a local-TV ratings boom, as FDSN enjoyed an 18% improvement in MLB deliveries over the course of the regular season.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 5 Nov. 2025
This year, 14 Maricopa County school districts are seeking voter approval for maintenance and operations budget overrides and renewals.
—Stephanie Innes, AZCentral.com, 4 Nov. 2025
End of automatic work permit renewals The new interim final rule, published for public inspection in the Federal Register, eliminates the automatic extension of up to 540 days that was granted to certain categories of renewal applicants while USCIS processed their cases.
—Daniel Shoer Roth, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
In the first nine months of 2025, the company revealed the renewals of key agreements with Max Mara, Guess, Adidas and Gant.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2025
Overall, Florida has had roughly 7,250 H-1B approvals and renewals, thus far, in 2025.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2025
While the number slightly increased year-over-year from 24 to 33, only four of those characters are on shows with renewals.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
Review coverage annually instead of letting renewals roll over at higher rates.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
The renewals arrive in the wake of a local-TV ratings boom, as FDSN enjoyed an 18% improvement in MLB deliveries over the course of the regular season.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 5 Nov. 2025
This year, 14 Maricopa County school districts are seeking voter approval for maintenance and operations budget overrides and renewals.
—Stephanie Innes, AZCentral.com, 4 Nov. 2025
End of automatic work permit renewals The new interim final rule, published for public inspection in the Federal Register, eliminates the automatic extension of up to 540 days that was granted to certain categories of renewal applicants while USCIS processed their cases.
—Daniel Shoer Roth, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
In the first nine months of 2025, the company revealed the renewals of key agreements with Max Mara, Guess, Adidas and Gant.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2025
Overall, Florida has had roughly 7,250 H-1B approvals and renewals, thus far, in 2025.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for renewals
Noun
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Perform three sets of 10 repetitions.—
RikkiLynn Shields Hannigan,
Health,
30 Oct. 2025
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Try for 12 repetitions to start.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Oct. 2025
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Related Stories That’s just the top of the list of reboots and revivals in the works.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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Other revivals have come in 2009, with Bill Irwin and Nathan Lane, and in 2013, with Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
3 Nov. 2025
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And to dramatize how easily the past repeats itself.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Nov. 2025
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One is if the Democratic turnout collapse that defined 2024 repeats itself—particularly in Passaic County, where anger over the Biden Administration’s handling of Gaza kept many Muslim voters home.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
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Another common reason is annual resurgences around holidays.—
Xander Zellner,
Billboard,
27 Aug. 2025
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Winners of nine of their last 11, the Braves have seen resurgences on offense from key players like Michael Harris II and Matt Olson.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Aug. 2025
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Within seconds, television replays in the City Ground press box showed clearly that no corner should have been awarded.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Nielsen figures have the first airing of the show on HBO at just 334,000 viewers (which is itself up from the 214,000 for Task’s debut in September), meaning that about 94 percent of the total audience came from streaming on HBO Max and on-air replays at HBO.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Oct. 2025
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Finding yourself after a heartbreak is one of the most beautiful transformations and rebirths there is in life.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
21 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Atwood’s designs reference those previous iterations.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
6 Nov. 2025
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There were, however, a few subtle differences between the 2024 and 2025 iterations of the look.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Renewals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/renewals. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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