renewals

plural of renewal
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 The policy comes as automatic renewals, confusing checkout processes, and cancellation mazes have become fixtures of the consumer experience. — Lindsay Owens, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026 The run of early renewals stretches back to season three, which Prime Video ordered two weeks before the second season debuted in December 2023. — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2026 The plan includes 20TB of Internxt Drive storage for life, with no monthly fees or renewals. — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 26 Sep. 2026 Myanmar citizens living abroad are less likely to be openly critical on social media or attend fundraisers and demonstrations that could be monitored out of fear of having future passport renewals rejected. — Andrew Nachemson, The Dial, 22 Sep. 2026 The gift of jewelry can commemorate the moments that happen all year long, from anniversaries and vow renewals to birthdays, new beginnings and other major milestones. — Casey Delbasso, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026 Those amounts can rise over successive renewals as companies accept larger retentions to control premiums or carriers tighten coverage terms. — Randy Sadler, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026 The lack of response is unsurprising given that the company is the midst of an escalating legal and regulatory First Amendment clash with the FCC over station license renewals and charges of political thumbs on the scale. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026 Iowa has a natural resources plate program, which includes a $45 contribution to the program at the time of the plate purchase and annual $25 renewals, with no extra decal purchase required. — Joshua Haiar, States Newsroom, 10 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for renewals
Noun
  • Lee’s lines have the intimacy and metaphysical heft of prayer; their elegant recursions and repetitions call to mind the cycles of life, death, and rebirth.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The story’s language is incantatory, with repetitions that echo the passing scenery.
    — Anna Mebel, JSTOR Daily, 17 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • For more than two centuries there have been many religious revivals in this country.
    — Claire Hoffman, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Aware of the constant clamor for reboots and revivals, Boreanaz hasn’t ruled out a return to the supernatural realm.
    — Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Big, bold shapes also had a moment on the step and repeats this week.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Claude spots hidden repeats One Claude agent focused on an unusual reverse transcriptase family and began examining the raw DNA surrounding it.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The lack of federal guidance, conflicting messages and potential barriers to immunizations worry public health officials because vaccination rates are already falling, leading to resurgences of dangerous diseases like measles.
    — Rob Stein, NPR, 2 Sep. 2026
  • And after several resurgences on the the runways, the trend has only grown stronger over the years.
    — Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 12 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Highlights and replays are also available on the lottery's YouTube channel.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026
  • That was one of several replays on which viewers got an inside look.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Through an intricate process of dependent origination, humans, animals, and other beings cycle around in endless rebirths based on past karma.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Still, it’s been 10 years since the wordmark was updated, and in the current fruit fly life cycle of frenzied tech rebirths, that’s almost staid.
    — Aurich Lawson, ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Dolce e Gabbana’s showgirl looks were teamed with three custom iterations of Bared Footwear’s knee-high Pandion boot in gold, silver and patent black.
    — Patty Huntington, Footwear News, 26 Sep. 2026
  • It's undergone a few iterations, including having the higher-seeded team host the first two games.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026

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“Renewals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/renewals. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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