renovates

present tense third-person singular of renovate

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of renovates The series — which renovates spaces for millennial families — blends Jazz’s eye for design, Jake’s woodworking skills and their joint love for cooking. Emily Weaver, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025 This issue offers readers an intimate look at how one of America’s most beloved and accomplished designers thoughtfully renovates historic homes, creating spaces that feel timeless, welcoming, and built for family life. Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for renovates
Verb
  • Rudely treated like a worker drone by the men organizing the show, Angèle’s job is beautification but also repairs.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
  • On today’s models, repairs as simple as replacing a windshield wiper can require access to a vehicle’s computer systems to appropriately diagnose and fix the problem.
    Dwayne Myers, Baltimore Sun, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • This approach rebuilds human connection in environments often dominated by data and automation.
    Dr. Adil Dalal, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Environmental groups successfully lobbied for the closing of the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet in 2009, launched barrier island rebuilds, and restored thousands of acres of marsh.
    Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • As for Cohen’s next novel, Beautiful Losers, which was set in an apartment in Montreal as a bereaved and lust‑tormented narrator reconstructs his relations with the dead, there was a sharp divide of opinion internally at Viking.
    Paul Slovak September 8, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Using almost exclusively English-language sources plus interviews (including with Empress Farah, who is still living), Anderson reconstructs the bumblings that upended Iran.
    Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Yes, the Constitution fixes the timing of elections.
    Aron Solomon September 3, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The water authority follows up with a phone call to make sure the homeowner fixes the issue.
    Yvette Fernandez, NPR, 28 Aug. 2025

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“Renovates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/renovates. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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