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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
There is no facility acceptance fee for renewing by mail or online.
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Eve Chen, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
But Sweis, who is also CASD’s secretary, told the legislative committee in February that when providers raised concerns about potential conflicts with Medicaid billing rules, CDPH officials were dismissive — and later used those concerns as justification for not renewing her provider’s contract.
—Jack O'Connor, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
Fragile truce The ceasefire, holding together a group of parties with sharply diverging interests, also leaves questions open over whether resumed peace talks will yield meaningful results without renewing tensions.
—Anniek Bao,sam Meredith, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2026
Best of luck… Activist investor Shah Capital plans to vote against the re-election of board nominees and the executive compensation package at Novavax’s upcoming annual meeting, renewing pressure for changes at the vaccine maker, Reuters writes.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 8 Apr. 2026
The president set the deadline in a Truth Social post on Sunday, after issuing a profane message renewing threats to bomb key Iranian infrastructure if Tehran does not open the strait –– a chokepoint in the global energy trade.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026
Hundreds of thousands are losing Medi-Cal coverage as a result of cuts and from new rules that include renewing coverage every six months rather than each year, work requirements and reductions in how much will be covered for noncitizens, according to CalMatters.
—Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 3 Apr. 2026
Either way, with the moon renewing itself here on April 17, a fresh start arrives regarding your mindset and communication style.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
Estrada Juarez first secured the status in 2013, and has been renewing every two years.
—Mathew Miranda
updated March 31, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Eve Chen, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
But Sweis, who is also CASD’s secretary, told the legislative committee in February that when providers raised concerns about potential conflicts with Medicaid billing rules, CDPH officials were dismissive — and later used those concerns as justification for not renewing her provider’s contract.
—Jack O'Connor, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
Fragile truce The ceasefire, holding together a group of parties with sharply diverging interests, also leaves questions open over whether resumed peace talks will yield meaningful results without renewing tensions.
—Anniek Bao,sam Meredith, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2026
Best of luck… Activist investor Shah Capital plans to vote against the re-election of board nominees and the executive compensation package at Novavax’s upcoming annual meeting, renewing pressure for changes at the vaccine maker, Reuters writes.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 8 Apr. 2026
The president set the deadline in a Truth Social post on Sunday, after issuing a profane message renewing threats to bomb key Iranian infrastructure if Tehran does not open the strait –– a chokepoint in the global energy trade.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026
Hundreds of thousands are losing Medi-Cal coverage as a result of cuts and from new rules that include renewing coverage every six months rather than each year, work requirements and reductions in how much will be covered for noncitizens, according to CalMatters.
—Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 3 Apr. 2026
Either way, with the moon renewing itself here on April 17, a fresh start arrives regarding your mindset and communication style.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
Estrada Juarez first secured the status in 2013, and has been renewing every two years.
—Mathew Miranda
updated March 31, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for renewing
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The college aims to give its students an education that is not just about their work but about their lives—instilling in them a sense of purpose, restoring their feeling of competence, teaching them virtue.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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Passage of the resolution would nullify the withdrawal and prevent a future presidential administration from restoring it.—
Jimmy Lovrien,
Twin Cities,
16 Apr. 2026
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The status of further peace talks and other key details of the current relationship between the warring powers have grown increasingly opaque, with Trump vacillating between resuming saber-rattling rhetoric and indicating Washington’s readiness for additional negotiations with Iran.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
21 Apr. 2026
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Trump touted the project for about 90 seconds, extolling the ballroom’s features, before resuming a discussion of how to rebuild Venezuela’s oil industry and lower global energy prices.—
Clara Ence Morse,
Washington Post,
19 Apr. 2026
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The Philippines, which recently declared a national energy emergency, is also considering reviving a nuclear plant built in the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis but was never turned on.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Upon arrival at Eagandale Place and Lone Oak Road, officers found Anderson and tried reviving him before he was pronounced dead.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
15 Apr. 2026
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Their capability of rebooting for another momentous chapter largely hinges on this dynamic repeating itself.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
17 Apr. 2026
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The woman at the front of the house for the Tuesday lunch service was kind and patient, having no problem repeating that yes, everything is vegan.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
17 Apr. 2026
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Rather than recreating the Eames House, the new Pavilion System distills its essential elements—the grid, the interplay of structure, and the infill—into something that can be built, adapted and deployed across different environments.—
Kieron Marchese,
Architectural Digest,
14 Apr. 2026
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Shepherd herself dressed up as Steve Urkel for the special episode, interviewing Payton and VelJohnson on a set recreating the Winslow's living room.—
Sharareh Drury,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Apr. 2026
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The investigation is continuing.—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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In the trailer, the Wicked Oscar nominee can be seen in the hot seat, continuing the Focker family tradition of being interviewed while strapped to a lie detector test.—
Yamillah Hurtado,
PEOPLE,
16 Apr. 2026
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Good luck in resurrecting the dead.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Apr. 2026
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Lawmakers are now thinking of resurrecting it without fixing its flaws.—
Rachel Canter,
The Atlantic,
9 Apr. 2026
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These devices can actively stimulate real brain cells, going beyond just replicating neural behavior in theory.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Apr. 2026
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This highly advanced race of insectoid machines is built from tiny blocks and is capable of — as the name suggests — replicating itself by eating technology.—
Daryl Baxter,
Space.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Renewing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/renewing. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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