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
  • One of Overland Park’s major office parks may be getting a facelift with new housing, shopping and recreational trails in a rapidly growing corridor.
    — Taylor O'Connor August 12, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Closer to home, Liverpool have shown the pitfalls of an expensive facelift, splurging record sums on Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak last summer only to free-fall from champions to a meek fifth-place finish.
    — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of facelift
Noun
  • While riding the light rail with Observer reporters, David Longo rattled off a list of improvements that’s been made or is in the works.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Phase one will cover improvements to common areas as well as unit amenities, according to the bond documents.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of improvements
Noun
  • There was buzz for some time that Jason Reitman was making a go at the Bruin after purchasing The Village, which is set to undergo further restorations.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 29 July 2026
  • The honor — given to 21 individuals, organizations and projects this year throughout Pennsylvania — recognizes vital restorations that preserve the identity of historic locations, and the people behind them.
    — Finch Walker, USA Today, 29 July 2026
Definition of restorations
Noun
  • Its license plate readers capture plate numbers along with vehicle characteristics such as make, model and color, and some Flock systems can identify distinguishing features such as bumper stickers or aftermarket modifications.
    — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Counter walked IndieWire through a maze of electrical and ventilation equipment that has accumulated additions and modifications over the decades — all of it above a massive pitch-black attic.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of modifications
Noun
  • The team is also confirming any alterations that may have been made to the painting over the last 250 years.
    — Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • But California carries such power and influence that a bad result in Meta's home state could lead to much steeper penalties, including a broader overhaul that forces fundamental alterations to key algorithms.
    — Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of alterations
Noun
  • Make adjustments Before turning the ponytail into a bun, hairstylist Taylor Carter recommends preparing it for volume.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The fact sheet argues that the adjustments are important to keep California’s tax incentive program competitive.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of adjustments

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