renews

present tense third-person singular of renew
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as in revives
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 repeats
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 renews At the moment, that’s determined by whether the Best Player at the recent World Cup won by his country Spain renews a contract which expires on June 30, 2027 at the Etihad or returns home to the Spanish capital by agreeing to join Real Madrid. Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 This amendment renews a sales tax that enables Missouri’s state parks to be free and that funds conservation programs. New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026 For developers, student housing has become one of the apartment industry’s most attractive niches because leasing follows a predictable academic calendar and demand renews every school year. Miami Herald, 31 July 2026 State law does not cap how much a landlord can raise the rent when a lease renews, and Pennsylvania also bars cities and counties from passing their own rent-control ordinances. Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 31 July 2026 His death renews scrutiny of CTE, the degenerative brain disease found posthumously in many former NFL players, including Chargers legend Junior Seau. Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026 Overall, Academy board members may serve up to two three-year terms (consecutive or non-consecutive), followed by a two-year hiatus, after which eligibility renews for up to two additional three-year terms for a lifetime maximum of 12 years. Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 29 July 2026 Depending on who’s at fault and the severity of the crash, your car insurance could increase the next time your policy renews. Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 27 July 2026 The accord renews a previous accord in which Canal+ pledged €480 million for French and European films from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2027. Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 27 July 2026
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Verb
  • Performance science explains how recovery restores the individual.
    Gerald J. Leonard, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Every project that reduces pollution and restores natural function brings us a little bit closer to that.
    Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
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  • When the surveillance footage resumes about an hour later, a man can be heard shouting, but the words are unintelligible, and a vehicle horn sounds.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 10 Aug. 2026
  • After an opening week of wrenching testimony and a jury trip to the home where Lindsay Clancy strangled her three children, her murder trial resumes Monday with more testimony about the killings in a coastal Massachusetts town in 2023.
    ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
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  • His visit to California revives a yearslong political feud that has evolved beyond California, with both men increasingly using each other as stand-ins for the national fight between Republicans and Democrats.
    Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Continue reading … VIRUS RECKONING — COVID fury explodes as Fauci hearing revives 'insane' lockdown nightmare tales.
    , FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026
Verb
  • If a robot falls or repeats a violent motion, move away immediately.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026
  • Morton marveled over the contemporary aspect of the story — the idea that history often repeats itself.
    Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 19 July 2026
Verb
  • The airy design is easy to toss in the washing machine and instantly refreshes your bed without adding bulk.
    Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The Mielle Organics Kalahari Melon and Aloe Vera Leave-in Conditioner detangles, hydrates, and refreshes hair all at once.
    Claire West, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026
Verb
  • There is no greater cautionary tale than Australia’s cane toads, whose now 200-million strong population continues to wreak havoc 91 years after being introduced to deal with the country’s cane beetle problem.
    Jack Bantock, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The episode picks up when Bret and Robert have their first tense interaction — their vaguely hostile and lightly homoerotic back-and-forth continues to be the highlight of the show for me.
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2026
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  • Their ferocious poetry resurrects them, inviting other mad seekers to take up their story.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 1 May 2026
  • The unrestricted grant resurrects the spirt of the AIDS Treatment Project, which Giorno started when the epidemic left so many artists in need beginning in the early ’80s.
    Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
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  • For the first three days of practice Miami’s had lengthy special teams and individual unit periods, and then 40-plus minutes of 11-on-11 work, which replicates game-like situations.
    Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
  • But what most frustrates her is that Calder’s portrayal of Millennial ennui and directionlessness takes those qualities at face value and, in doing so, replicates them.
    Emma Sarappo, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026

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“Renews.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/renews. Accessed 13 Aug. 2026.

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