renovations

noun

plural of renovation
1
as in rehabilitations

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2
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
  • Ricki Lake admitted to feeling a little judged by her friend Rosie O'Donnell following her facelift in 2024.
    — Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Farina, 46, is currently documenting her own facelift journey, which involves three separate surgeons, for a Disney show and her Substack.
    — Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of facelift
Noun
  • Conclusion Semiconductor progress depends on coordinated improvements across transistors, manufacturing processes, memory, connections, and power devices.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
  • But the projects also raise questions about who will be able to afford the homes, what infrastructure improvements may be needed and what nearby neighborhoods will receive in return.
    — Lauren Breunig, Baltimore Sun, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of improvements
Noun
  • Recent releases include Otar Iosseliani’s restorations, Kamal Aljafari’s With Hasan in Gaza, Hong Sangsoo’s What Does That Nature Say to You, and Aleksandre Koberidze’s Dry Leaf.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Sundance has announced its first wave of Legacy programming, which will screen restorations of influential films from the festival’s history in a section co-presented by Letterboxd.
    — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of restorations
Noun
  • Some customers complain of recent modifications at the restaurant.
    — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 5 Nov. 2026
  • According to information available, Max incorporates several modifications to Fourier’s existing designs, including changes to its body proportions, head, display, and camera arrangement.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of modifications
Noun
  • Weber has joined state Attorney General Rob Bonta in challenging local election changes in court, including Huntington Beach's voter ID law and Shasta County's Measure B, which proposed significant alterations to voting and ballot counting.
    — Senior Editor, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Archaeological evidence clearly shows that since large permanent settlements began to appear nearly ten millennia ago, most buildings simply outlived any one particular purpose, gradually accumulating alterations and new uses over time.
    — Julian Rose, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of alterations
Noun
  • Arizona resident Jay Pea, a former software engineer and the founder of the nonprofit Save Standard Time, also wants to put an end to the twice-annual clock adjustments.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
  • But rather than the usual micro-adjustments, the platform’s announcement of Features — allowing creators to upload horizontal videos of up to 90 minutes — heralds a more radical shift.
    — Annie Corser, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2026
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“Renovations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/renovations. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

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