as in to repair
to put into good shape or working order again
will have to renovate the house extensively before we can move in
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Recent Examples of renovate
The space straddles romance and brutalism and was renovated by the CSMN Architects design firm.
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Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 27 Feb. 2026
In 2020, Sundance was hired by Ahtna Design-Build, an Alaska company, to renovate a building at Naval Base Ventura County in California.
—Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 27 Feb. 2026
It was painstakingly dismantled, transported, reassembled, and renovated—before debuting as Somoza several years later.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Feb. 2026
Because of its age and condition, DART likely wouldn't have received significant federal funds to renovate the existing facility, which would have put more repair costs on taxpayers, Chief Strategy Officer Erin Hockman said.
—Virginia Barreda, Des Moines Register, 26 Feb. 2026
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Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 27 Feb. 2026
In 2020, Sundance was hired by Ahtna Design-Build, an Alaska company, to renovate a building at Naval Base Ventura County in California.
—Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 27 Feb. 2026
It was painstakingly dismantled, transported, reassembled, and renovated—before debuting as Somoza several years later.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Feb. 2026
Because of its age and condition, DART likely wouldn't have received significant federal funds to renovate the existing facility, which would have put more repair costs on taxpayers, Chief Strategy Officer Erin Hockman said.
—Virginia Barreda, Des Moines Register, 26 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for renovate
Verb
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O'Herrin is less worried about damage to the pipes than the possibility of having to cut a tree down to repair or replace the sewer line.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
28 Feb. 2026
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Plans for repairing years-old storm damage to the bulkhead and balustrade at Jacksonville’s riverfront Memorial Park could be advancing by summer, city officials told park neighbors at a neighborhood update.—
Steve Patterson,
Florida Times-Union,
27 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The current period of global flux has proved most dangerous and damaging for the formal humanitarian system, which was a bold experiment in internationalism that emerged from the urge to rebuild societies in the aftermath of World War II.—
Time,
Time,
26 Feb. 2026
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For months, conservation groups led a campaign to pressure Dallas city officials to adopt bird-friendly glass and lighting to prevent more deaths as the city prepares to renovate the more than $3 billion convention center rebuild.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Feb. 2026
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Anthropic said the activity violated its terms of service and was aimed at reconstructing Claude/s higher-end capabilities.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Feb. 2026
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The Eagles delayed addressing this position group by reconstructing Dallas Goedert’s contract last offseason.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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Leake pushed back on that framing, arguing there is no need to fix what wasn’t broken.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Mar. 2026
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Kanyinda’s goals as commissioner are to fix infrastructure, protect essential services with smart fiscal management and inclusive, responsive leadership.—
Rachel Royster
Updated March 3,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Renovate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/renovate. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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