renewing

present participle of renew
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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 In an April letter, 11 board members asked that the program be suspended, pointing to the risk of renewing medications — including blood thinners on Doctronic's list — without catching changes in a patient's condition. Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 That information includes the types of services covered by the renewal, the frequency and cost of renewing the service, and clear instructions on how to cancel the subscription or membership. P.r. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2026 Its uses go far beyond renewing your driveway to a crisp white cement. Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026 Advertisement Shrugging off a monthslong funding fight on Capitol Hill, DHS is now renewing its push to increase the number of arrests of immigrants and to expand its hiring of agents. Philip Wang, Time, 15 July 2026 The order came a day after an ICE officer shot and killed a Colombian driver in Maine and a week after one shot and killed a motorist in Houston, renewing criticism of the agency’s tactics during enforcement operations. Arkansas Online, 14 July 2026 The order came a day after an ICE officer shot and killed a Colombian man in Maine, renewing criticism of the agency’s tactics during enforcement operations. Patrick Whittle, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026 In an interview, Rituals‘ chief operating officer Gregory Bruyer said that, on average, the brand will be renewing more than 40 boutiques each working day, with around 100 teams across Europe. Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 13 July 2026 Getting and renewing your passport might get just a little bit easier, according to Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 9 July 2026
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Verb
  • Japan is gradually restoring generation, but much of Europe remains below the levels reached a decade ago.
    Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Right now, the biggest projects include new bathrooms and restoring the rink's original maple skating floor.
    Christopher DeRose, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
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  • Trump had wanted to avoid resuming hostilities after signing a cease-fire agreement last month at Versailles, of all places.
    Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026
  • Odds of ship traffic resuming normally this year stand at 38%, while odds are only somewhat better, at 48%, that regular shipments will be reached before April 2027.
    Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 24 July 2026
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  • India's monsoon arrived nearly 40 percent below normal in June before reviving in July, narrowing the deficit to around 16 percent.
    Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The rest of Krieger’s band is also topnotch and does a wonderful job reviving these Doors numbers in ways that are true to the original recordings but still manage to feel excitingly fresh.
    Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2026
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  • Discovered by amateur mathematician David Smith in 2022, it can be used to cover every square inch of an endless bathroom floor (or any other surface) without ever repeating a single pattern.
    Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 29 July 2026
  • Picking two or three anchor colors and repeating them in textiles, art, rugs, or accent pieces creates visual continuity across the room.
    Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 July 2026
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  • Director Josh Greenbaum revealed during the panel that recreating Lord Dark Helmet’s signature look required plenty of attention to detail — right down to Moranis’ eyewear.
    Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026
  • If adopting that model requires rebuilding those workflows, recreating evaluation frameworks and rediscovering years of operational learning, the cost of switching extends far beyond changing an API.
    Sanjay Srivastava, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
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  • Venture capital and investors more generally are eager to spend heavily in the latest technologies, especially with the AI race continuing to heat up.
    Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • His catalog has aged remarkably well, continuing to find new listeners while remaining deeply meaningful to longtime fans.
    Jamie Graziano, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026
Verb
  • At his first principal assignment, Hammocks Middle, Villalobos was commended for engaging parents, essentially resurrecting the school’s PTSA.
    Austin Horn July 30, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
  • Cook built the arch two decades ago, when resurrecting classical architecture in America was an eccentric idea.
    Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
Verb
  • These include replicating not only the imposing stone arch gates that welcomed generations of fans but also ensuring the field has exactly the same dimensions as the one where Babe Ruth made his name.
    Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 30 July 2026
  • In this context, replicating reputation management by political methods could prove perilous.
    Jon Michail, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

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