as in refurbishment
the act or an instance of bringing something damaged or worn back to its original state
When the restoration was complete, the decades-old building looked almost as good as it had when it was new.
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Recent Examples of restoration
One of the group’s key members is designer and gallerist Casey W Smith, who oversaw the home’s most recent series of renovation and restorations.
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Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 18 Mar. 2026
The film now joins the Criterion Collection in a new digital restoration supervised by Littman.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 17 Mar. 2026
The Colosseum has a bright new look following a restoration using the same travertine marble of ancient Rome to recreate parts of columns from 2,000 years ago.
—ABC News, 17 Mar. 2026
Esteworld positions itself within this ecosystem as a multi-service provider spanning plastic surgery, medical aesthetics, dental treatments, and hair restoration.
—Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2026
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Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 18 Mar. 2026
The film now joins the Criterion Collection in a new digital restoration supervised by Littman.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 17 Mar. 2026
The Colosseum has a bright new look following a restoration using the same travertine marble of ancient Rome to recreate parts of columns from 2,000 years ago.
—ABC News, 17 Mar. 2026
Esteworld positions itself within this ecosystem as a multi-service provider spanning plastic surgery, medical aesthetics, dental treatments, and hair restoration.
—Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for restoration
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Sister attraction Big Thunder Mountain Railroad’s refurbishment continues to be listed as reopening in the spring of this year.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 Mar. 2026
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The Veyron Super Sport World Record Edition was the subject of months of painstaking refurbishment.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
13 Mar. 2026
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The committee -- led by judges and set up in December -- will also examine if systemic problems, such as bid-rigging, occurred in large-scale building maintenance and renovation works.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
20 Mar. 2026
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The renovation was designed by Sage Studio, the in-house creative team of the hotel’s management company, Sage Hospitality, and DLR Group, a global design firm.—
Jessica Alvarado Gamez,
Denver Post,
19 Mar. 2026
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The piece is a reconstruction of a statue that President Ronald Reagan unveiled in Baltimore in 1984.—
Dan Diamond,
Arkansas Online,
24 Mar. 2026
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The next part of the exhibition explores the profound changes experienced during the 20th century, as South Korea saw occupation, wars and a rapid reconstruction, which in turn impacted the representation of beauty.—
Jennifer Weil,
Footwear News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Already the conflict has seen hundreds killed, with a blast at a drug rehabilitation center in Kabul on March 16, 2026, killing more than 400 people, according to Afghanistan’s Taliban government.—
Rabia Akhtar,
The Conversation,
20 Mar. 2026
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The announcements followed a mass funeral for victims of a Pakistani strike on a drug rehabilitation center in Kabul earlier in the week.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Restoration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restoration. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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