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
Haslam said stadium discussions began in 2018, which originally centered on renovating the Browns current lakefront stadium home.
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CBS News, 1 May 2026
The funding for renovating the former coffee shop came from rent from the Val Oaks Shopping Center tenants before Hurst decided to demolish the buildings.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 May 2026
Annette Sanderson, chief executive officer of the Housing Authority of the City of Hartford, which owns and manages Mary Shepard Place, said the authority had considered in recent years renovating the existing apartments and community center spread out over 13 acres near Main Street.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2026
Christina Pitcher is managing principal at D Gilpin Properties and has been professionally renovating old homes with her husband, Danny, for more than 10 years.
—Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 30 Apr. 2026
The city is renovating the Hudson Campbell Sports and Fitness Center to make room for the Gary Health Department.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
After closing, the couple planned to make a few small tweaks, but ended up gut-renovating it over four years, the Wall Street Journal reports.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 27 Apr. 2026
Upgrade and add more restrooms in Terminals A and B while renovating Levels 2 and 3.
—Lance Lyttle, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2026
Every Sunday through mid-October, Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa is renovating its garden with a tea series.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
CBS News, 1 May 2026
The funding for renovating the former coffee shop came from rent from the Val Oaks Shopping Center tenants before Hurst decided to demolish the buildings.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 May 2026
Annette Sanderson, chief executive officer of the Housing Authority of the City of Hartford, which owns and manages Mary Shepard Place, said the authority had considered in recent years renovating the existing apartments and community center spread out over 13 acres near Main Street.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2026
Christina Pitcher is managing principal at D Gilpin Properties and has been professionally renovating old homes with her husband, Danny, for more than 10 years.
—Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 30 Apr. 2026
The city is renovating the Hudson Campbell Sports and Fitness Center to make room for the Gary Health Department.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
After closing, the couple planned to make a few small tweaks, but ended up gut-renovating it over four years, the Wall Street Journal reports.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 27 Apr. 2026
Upgrade and add more restrooms in Terminals A and B while renovating Levels 2 and 3.
—Lance Lyttle, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2026
Every Sunday through mid-October, Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa is renovating its garden with a tea series.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for renovating
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Public funds are meant to serve the common good — repairing roads, supporting veterans, improving schools, strengthening public safety and protecting programs that millions of working families rely on.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
9 May 2026
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Today’s wind business is mostly servicing and repairing units that have already been installed.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
8 May 2026
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The former Connecticut player spent the past year grinding overseas and in the Athletes Unlimited league, quietly rebuilding her game after an end-of-bench role last season.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
9 May 2026
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Namely that of rebuilding their Hollywood careers.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
9 May 2026
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Maybe Soto-Martínez and his colleagues should double down on fixing those things first and sell their message better to voters instead of picking up a new issue?—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
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That means clear goals, public visibility and fixing what is not working.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
4 May 2026
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Computer models of impacts this large remain computationally difficult, especially when reconstructing events that happened billions of years ago.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
9 May 2026
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For me, reconstructing memories from that time in my life was a tremendous challenge.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 May 2026
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