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renovations

noun

plural of renovation
1
as in rehabilitations

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as in improvements

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Recent Examples of renovations About a year and a half after accepting the project – and more than $600,000 in renovations later – the center renovation wrapped in December. — Dallas Morning News, 11 Feb. 2026 Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium undergoing renovations Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium, where the Memphis Tigers play their home football games, is in the midst of a $220 million renovation. — John Beifuss, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for renovations
  1. facelift
  2. improvements
  3. restorations
  4. modifications
  5. alterations
  6. adjustments
Noun
  • The mom of four remained awake during the procedure, which has been lauded by several celebrities as a facelift alternative.
    — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Dubrow also mentioned Kris Jenner’s recent facelift, which may have motivated women to seek out the procedure based on her results.
    — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of facelift
Noun
  • However, the announcement does not provide quantified figures for cost savings, production-time reductions or improvements in battery performance.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Those efforts have brought minor improvements, but not big creative leaps, Thickstun said.
    — Kaitlyn Huamani, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of improvements
Noun
  • Millions of dollars in taxpayer funds were also allegedly misspent on luxury vacations, vintage car restorations, and commercial properties unrelated to homeless housing, federal prosecutors charge.
    — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Crews are about halfway through one of the biggest restorations the Twin Cities has ever seen.
    — Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of restorations
Noun
  • Supreme’s modifications are purely cosmetic, as the streetwear label has stamped the upper of each boot with a repeating diamond tread pattern.
    — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The tests analyze modifications to DNA and return a single number that may run higher or lower than the years on your driver’s license.
    — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of modifications
Noun
  • Those changes include alterations to Big Willow over the next 18 months, including a new clubhouse, a new and expanded balcony, and a space dedicated to the Petersen Automotive Museum for a focus on historical race cars.
    — Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2026
  • In situations where the facts support that an owner’s installation is a material alteration, the approval procedures for alterations to the common elements prescribed under the community’s governing documents would need to be followed.
    — Nicole R. Kurtz, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of alterations
Noun
  • The ramps are made out of wood, rather than metal, as metal ramps cost significantly more and require adjustments every three to six months.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 18 Sep. 2026
  • One of Foss’s favorite moments is the staircase, which, fittingly, came together in stages—and a series of creative adjustments.
    — Genevieve Walker, Architectural Digest, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of adjustments

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“Renovations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/renovations. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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