Thesaurus results for RENOVATION

renovation

noun

Definition of renovation

as in remodeling

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as in improvement

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Recent Examples of renovation Earls Kitchen + Bar at Dadeland Mall just reopened after a big renovation. — Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026 That said, Meyers-Shyer’s design vision is her own, and This Oak House gives readers an intricately detailed, front-row seat to the process of her family’s renovation of their 1940s Beverly Hills home. — Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026 Those renovation plans are just a small part of Burger King’s overall footprint. — Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026 Criticism of the project also mounted in Congress, leading Powell to request in July 2025 that the inspector general, Michael Horowitz, investigate the renovation. — Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2026 Reclaiming kitchen space is less about renovation and more about editing. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026 One of them is Charter Amendment PL, a package of five proposals that would streamline certain parts of the Planning Department, which controls land use, signs off on construction and renovation projects and guides growth. — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026 What else is on the list Beyond lighting and scheduling, a short list of sensory items keeps showing up as the small purchases that reshape a room without a renovation. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026 Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen closed in 2019 to undergo a complete renovation. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

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Noun

That combination of emotional attachment and financial incentive is driving demand for aging in place remodeling that makes an existing home work for the long run.

— Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2026
Nor did the opportunity to be first in line to buy a customized apartment at the Pierre after all the years of remodeling were over.

— Noah Shachtman, Vanity Fair, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of remodeling

Noun

Toyota has not announced a specific new battery chemistry, range improvement or performance breakthrough from the center.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
Court records show that most of the financial exploitation was related to improvements to the Monroe home.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of improvement

Noun

The refurbishment introduced 10 new apartment-like suites in the hotel’s East Wing, which immediately won me over with their residential high design.

— Nicole Trilivas, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2026
After a May 2024 refurbishment, Oceania Marina feels fresher and brighter with new, more contemporary furnishings in warm neutral hues.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of refurbishment

Noun

Even without modification, white privacy lights are easily obscured by bangs and a bright sunny day.

— Victoria Song, The Verge, 6 Oct. 2026
Those systems support modifications, upgrades and integration work around the aircraft’s mission architecture.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of modification

Noun

His defense argued that Flynn has no prior criminal history and is capable of rehabilitation, pointing to his years working in ministry and letters of support from his family.

— Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Judge, along with Michael Schuck, the club’s director of sports medicine and rehabilitation, conferred with the skipper.

— Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of rehabilitation

Noun

The hotel continues to honor the building's textile history, offering guests an alterations service provided by the professionals at Santa Eulalia, the most prestigious tailors in Barcelona.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Now, after a year of evaluation and alterations to its location, U pick fields, methods of payment and schedule, the Knaus team has instituted a few new rules.

— Connie Ogle October 1, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of alteration

Noun

Roto Pool, along with a handful of other machines, are undergoing extensive restoration.

— Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026
Each critic portrayed the historical monument as an object of reverence owing to age, with specific reference to the psycho-historical implications of restoration or, conversely, of neglect.

— Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of restoration

Noun

Months later, a report found the state hadn't complied with its own lethal injection process since its revision in 2018, resulting in executions being conducted without proper testing of the drugs.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
Earnings growth across the sector could see meaningful upward revisions as incremental data-center contracts are signed, and tightening power-market fundamentals drive upside to consensus estimates.

— Michael Khouw, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026

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