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
Shapiro already accomplished many of the tasks he was brought to Toronto to oversee, building a new player development complex and renovating Rogers Centre.
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Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
Trump spoke about renovating the room earlier this month at the White House.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 31 Oct. 2025
But Barnes, who has lived on North Bay Road for about a year and recently put his home up for sale after renovating it, said gates are the type of enhancement that could persuade him to stay.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
Christy Brown pledged in 2022 to donate $30 million over 20 years toward renovating buildings in the institute's downtown campus.
—Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Oct. 2025
However, she was also known for renovating homes.
—Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 26 Oct. 2025
At the time the Dodgers were renovating their clubhouse for the first time in more than a decade.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Mount Holyoke will use the money for a campus transition to geothermal energy and renovating its residence hall.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
The White House also pointed out that presidents have been renovating, expanding and modernizing the White House for over a century, highlighting several of the changes over the years.
—Senior Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
Trump spoke about renovating the room earlier this month at the White House.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 31 Oct. 2025
But Barnes, who has lived on North Bay Road for about a year and recently put his home up for sale after renovating it, said gates are the type of enhancement that could persuade him to stay.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
Christy Brown pledged in 2022 to donate $30 million over 20 years toward renovating buildings in the institute's downtown campus.
—Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Oct. 2025
However, she was also known for renovating homes.
—Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 26 Oct. 2025
At the time the Dodgers were renovating their clubhouse for the first time in more than a decade.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Mount Holyoke will use the money for a campus transition to geothermal energy and renovating its residence hall.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
The White House also pointed out that presidents have been renovating, expanding and modernizing the White House for over a century, highlighting several of the changes over the years.
—Senior Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for renovating
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Even then, the employees explained that repairing the engine's synchronization issues wouldn't solve its oil burning issue.—
Gina Lee Castro,
jsonline.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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More than 70% the country is without power and officials warn that repairing critical infrastructure could take weeks, if not longer.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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Their 3-2 defeat of Burnley on Saturday secured back-to-back Premier League victories at home for the first time this calendar year — a small but significant step in rebuilding the connection between team and supporters.—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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In Houston, homeowners in minority communities damaged by Hurricane Harvey in 2017 were the least likely to receive loans and federal grants for rebuilding.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
10 Nov. 2025
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Sherrill’s campaign had focused on restoring trust in government, fixing New Jersey’s troubled infrastructure, and lowering costs for middle-class families.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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What's more, tree species that live with nitrogen-fixing bacteria, which give them abundant nitrogen, generally do not turn red.—
Nell Greenfieldboyce,
NPR,
5 Nov. 2025
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Of course, that meant reconstructing all those events from scratch and using young actors.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Nov. 2025
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This requires a set of skills to interrogate the past by probing deeply, constructing and reconstructing chronologies, and contemplating counterfactuals in which different decisions might have significantly altered subsequent events.—
John T. Shaw,
Twin Cities,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Renovating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/renovating. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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