RESTORES Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

restores

verb

present tense third-person singular of restore

as in revives

to bring back to a former condition or vigor restore an old car

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as in returns

to bring, send, or put back to a former or proper place restored the trophy to its proper place at the center of the shelf

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Recent Examples of restores Performance science explains how recovery restores the individual. — Gerald J. Leonard, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 Every project that reduces pollution and restores natural function brings us a little bit closer to that. — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026 The one legal exception to this permanent rollback is if the governor personally restores an individual’s right to vote. — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 31 July 2026 Symbolically, the death of Husayn represents the shattering of the world, and Arbaeen restores it. — Iqbal Akhtar, The Conversation, 31 July 2026 Neither Iran nor America has a credible military path to a durable settlement that ends the fighting, restores freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, and prevents another rapid return to war. — Hamidreza Azizi, Time, 30 July 2026 Slather it on your face and neck each night for an intensive treatment that restores hydration, elasticity, and even skin tone. — Essence Wiley, InStyle, 30 July 2026 More than a materials breakthrough Beyond producing cleaner silicon and germanium, the project restores a capability the United States largely lost after its historic World War II-era calutrons were decommissioned in 1998. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 26 July 2026 This restores a portion of their old fortune to Magdalen as well (from her deceased husband Noel), ending the Vanstones’ tribulations for good. — Literary Hub, 24 July 2026

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His visit to California revives a yearslong political feud that has evolved beyond California, with both men increasingly using each other as stand-ins for the national fight between Republicans and Democrats.

— Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 4 Aug. 2026
Continue reading … VIRUS RECKONING — COVID fury explodes as Fauci hearing revives 'insane' lockdown nightmare tales.

— , FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of revives

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The Scully’s Lab set recreates Scully’s classroom lab at the FBI National Academy and includes a minifigure of Anderson’s character in her lab coat and scrubs.

— Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Tropical Islands recreates a balmy paradise in an old airship hangar about an hour from Berlin.

— Gwen McClure, Travel + Leisure, 30 July 2026

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Rangeview seeks to overcome these challenges with a tool less manufacturing process that replaces conventional dies with digital production workflows.

— Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026
New-lease trade-outs, which measure the change in rent when a new tenant replaces a departing one, have flattened or turned negative in several markets as competition for available renters has intensified.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2026

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At the moment, that’s determined by whether the Best Player at the recent World Cup won by his country Spain renews a contract which expires on June 30, 2027 at the Etihad or returns home to the Spanish capital by agreeing to join Real Madrid.

— Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
This amendment renews a sales tax that enables Missouri’s state parks to be free and that funds conservation programs.

— New York Times, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of renews

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Hartford resident Annette Gaynor, the owner of a business that renovates housing, has lived in the city for four decades, now owning a two-family house in the Blue Hills neighborhood.

— Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026
The organization now also renovates multi-bedroom homes for families experiencing homelessness.

— Meg Dunn, CNN Money, 10 July 2026

Definition of renovates

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The former ingredient replenishes skin while the latter improves internal collagen production and increases elastin for an overall smoother, plumper look.

— Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 29 July 2026
The rich body lotion combines cocoa butter and shea butter to soften and smooth rough, thirsty skin, while squalane replenishes the skin barrier and locks in moisture.

— Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 23 June 2026

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