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as in restoring
to bring back to a former condition or vigor
the trip to New York renewed our enthusiasm for travel
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as in resuming
to begin again or return to after an interruption
with daybreak, the rescue team will renew its efforts to reach the stranded mountain climbers
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as in reviving
to bring back to life, practice, or activity
the spate of recent movies based on classic comic book characters has renewed interest in the comics themselves
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as in repeating
to make or do again
I can only renew my offer to help—it's up to them to accept it
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Recent Examples of renewing
From selecting and renewing school principal contracts to approving budgetary resources and academic plans, members of local school councils play an important role in the country’s fourth-largest public school district.
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Hope Moses, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
Still, the recent videos are renewing the debate over how quickly driverless cars should roll out in major cities.
—Erin Jones, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
The problems during the latest shutdown are renewing attention to ways to prevent airport security operations from being slowed during political impasses, including allowing more airports to outsource security screening while maintaining TSA oversight.
—John Seewer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Johnson will block a push by moderate House Republicans for a vote on renewing expiring Obamacare subsidies, quashing a last-ditch effort to head off a spike in insurance premiums.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 6 Mar. 2026
American, through flights operated by Envoy, looks forward to renewing that relationship and offering customers the opportunity to reunite with families and create new business and commerce with the United States.
—David Shepardson, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026
Cuban Ambassador to Honduras Juan Loforte told reporters Wednesday that there had been a possibility of renewing the contract for Cuban medical teams to work in Honduras, but that the Cuban government had not spoken with Asfura since he was elected.
—ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026
The transportation department created a rule in February preventing states from issuing or renewing licenses to certain immigrants, including many if not all of the 20,000 drivers affected by the judge’s tentative decision.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2026
The families allege the officials violated the girls’ constitutional rights by licensing and renewing Camp Mystic despite what the complaint describes as noncompliance with state safety rules.
—Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 24 Feb. 2026
Hope Moses, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
Still, the recent videos are renewing the debate over how quickly driverless cars should roll out in major cities.
—Erin Jones, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
The problems during the latest shutdown are renewing attention to ways to prevent airport security operations from being slowed during political impasses, including allowing more airports to outsource security screening while maintaining TSA oversight.
—John Seewer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Johnson will block a push by moderate House Republicans for a vote on renewing expiring Obamacare subsidies, quashing a last-ditch effort to head off a spike in insurance premiums.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 6 Mar. 2026
American, through flights operated by Envoy, looks forward to renewing that relationship and offering customers the opportunity to reunite with families and create new business and commerce with the United States.
—David Shepardson, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026
Cuban Ambassador to Honduras Juan Loforte told reporters Wednesday that there had been a possibility of renewing the contract for Cuban medical teams to work in Honduras, but that the Cuban government had not spoken with Asfura since he was elected.
—ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026
The transportation department created a rule in February preventing states from issuing or renewing licenses to certain immigrants, including many if not all of the 20,000 drivers affected by the judge’s tentative decision.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2026
The families allege the officials violated the girls’ constitutional rights by licensing and renewing Camp Mystic despite what the complaint describes as noncompliance with state safety rules.
—Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 24 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for renewing
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Ilia Gruev was taken out of the team on Sunday to make way for Nmecha, but restoring him in the German’s place for a home game against Brentford would not send the right message to the crowd.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
20 Mar. 2026
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Yet for Iran’s current regime, its endgame is not victory but survival, restoring deterrence and attempting to regain power to dictate terms of what comes after the war.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
19 Mar. 2026
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Firefighters contained the blaze and there were no injuries reported, but the airport suspended all flights before resuming them a few hours later.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Mar. 2026
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The point is not to sell her business, not to get more followers, not to create a cult of her own; the point is looking at interpersonal dynamics, getting into conflicts, resuming those conflicts, and then sometimes doing silly things after drinking too much rosé.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2026
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Cyrus took reviving Hannah very seriously, even if other people might poke fun at it.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
18 Mar. 2026
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Each March, many of the country’s most selective colleges and universities release their admissions decisions, reviving debates over the roles of race, wealth and privilege – and putting Americans’ cultural obsession with rankings back in the spotlight.—
Stephen Chen,
The Conversation,
18 Mar. 2026
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With a championship trophy in hand, he was asked about the possibility of repeating – and winning another title in his senior year.—
Justin Barrasso,
Boston Herald,
15 Mar. 2026
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Now, he will be tasked with working on repeating the hitting ability at Triple-A for the first time.—
Evan Grant,
Dallas Morning News,
15 Mar. 2026
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And that is exactly why the fixation on recreating her look and imitating her to a T is so misguided.—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
15 Mar. 2026
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Police Chief William Pitmon said the change is recreating the chain of command that was in place several years ago.—
Naina Srivastava,
Austin American Statesman,
13 Mar. 2026
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When choosing between execution and life behind bars, jurors in capital murder cases must also decide whether there is a probability the defendant will be a continuing threat to society.—
Jamie Landers,
Dallas Morning News,
19 Mar. 2026
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Paul is pulling double duty as both the next star of the ABC reality series, which was set to premiere on Sunday, and continuing star of Hulu’s The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Mar. 2026
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In a state known globally as ground zero for whiskey and bourbon, two Tennessee distilleries are resurrecting absinthe as a modern go-to spirit for curious palates and cocktail enthusiasts.—
David Cook,
Southern Living,
4 Mar. 2026
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In a single year, he was named a first-team All-American, won the Heisman and beat his hometown team, the Miami Hurricanes, in the College Football Playoff National Championship en route to resurrecting Indiana’s football program.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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His young nephew provided the entertainment, whacking a plastic ball around with a toy club on the lawn, replicating pro golf mannerisms a little too closely.—
Gabby Herzig,
New York Times,
15 Mar. 2026
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In December 1995 the FDA approved the first protease inhibitor, Saquinavir, which actually stopped the virus from replicating.—
Steve Bender,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Renewing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/renewing. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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