as in repairing
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 renovating
Other costly facilities improvements include renovating four high school theaters in addition to replacing and renovating roofs, floors, playgrounds, paint and stucco throughout the district.
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Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2025
But then the country reassessed the risk of being so close to the front line, and invested a lot in things like renovating and expanding its network of bomb shelters.
—Teri Schultz, NPR, 3 Oct. 2025
At the Port of New York & New Jersey, the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) is requesting its own proposals from domestic and international port operators alike on renovating the Brooklyn Marine Terminal (BMT).
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
Qian and her partner are renovating a farmhouse in the Portuguese countryside.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
Ben-Israel and Aihara are excited for married life together, which will begin with the pair renovating their apartment.
—Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Madrid have recently spent close to €2bn (including interest) renovating the stadium, a process which began in 2019.
—Will Jeanes, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Several Arizona hotels are renovating their properties to improve their guest rooms, meeting spaces and common areas with brighter colors, more modern amenities and spacious event venues.
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Remodeling experts interviewed by USA TODAY in April, after the first round of tariffs were rolled out, estimated that the cost of renovating a home could rise as much as 25%.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2025
But then the country reassessed the risk of being so close to the front line, and invested a lot in things like renovating and expanding its network of bomb shelters.
—Teri Schultz, NPR, 3 Oct. 2025
At the Port of New York & New Jersey, the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) is requesting its own proposals from domestic and international port operators alike on renovating the Brooklyn Marine Terminal (BMT).
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
Qian and her partner are renovating a farmhouse in the Portuguese countryside.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
Ben-Israel and Aihara are excited for married life together, which will begin with the pair renovating their apartment.
—Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Madrid have recently spent close to €2bn (including interest) renovating the stadium, a process which began in 2019.
—Will Jeanes, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Several Arizona hotels are renovating their properties to improve their guest rooms, meeting spaces and common areas with brighter colors, more modern amenities and spacious event venues.
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Remodeling experts interviewed by USA TODAY in April, after the first round of tariffs were rolled out, estimated that the cost of renovating a home could rise as much as 25%.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for renovating
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Now working for United Airlines as an avionics technician at Newark Liberty International Airport, repairing plane engines and electrical systems, the 25-year-old has already doubled her investment in the program and makes over six-figures.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
20 Oct. 2025
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Looking ahead, the research team plans to test the new compounds in animal and human studies, in hopes that this could lead to a new approach for slowing or repairing brain degeneration for patients with neurodegenerative diseases.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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Soros is also an investor in Vice, which has quietly been slightly rebuilding its news output around founder Shane Smith’s podcast.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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With good teams climbing out of holes or sliding into them and rebuilding teams leveling up faster than expected, 2025 feels more up for grabs than any season in recent memory.—
J.J. Bailey,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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Gene therapy involves fixing or replacing faulty genetic material to treat a specific disease.—
Richard J. Price,
The Conversation,
15 Oct. 2025
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In her 2013 book Braiding Sweetgrass, Potawatomi botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer explained that these crops thrive together because maize provides a trellis-like framework for nitrogen-fixing beans to grow on while the low-lying squash provides a productive ground cover crop.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
14 Oct. 2025
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Police body cam footage recreates the months that led up to the tragic shooting, reconstructing the tale of a woman who frequently complained about the neighborhood's kids and hurled racial slurs at them before claiming the life of one of their mothers.—
Rebecca Aizin,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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The Red and Purple Modernization Project is reconstructing infrastructure along those color train lines.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Renovating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/renovating. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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