RESTORING Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

restoring

verb

Definition of restoring next

present participle of restore

as in reviving

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

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as in returning

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 restoring Regional Transportation District officials have agreed to give the Front Range Passenger Rail District $3 million this year for public education about the first phase of restoring train service linking Colorado cities. —

Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 29 May 2026 The feasibility study suggested adding trails and basic amenities, restoring the forest, and undertaking major stabilization work. —

Michael Wells, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2026 Tri-Rail’s long road to restoring a full state subsidy to its operating budget appears to be nearing a positive end after Florida legislators included its full $60 million funding request in the forthcoming state budget, a member of the railroad’s governing agency said Tuesday. —

David Lyons, Miami Herald, 27 May 2026 Some companies are pushing employees back to the office in the hope of restoring collaboration and control. —

Dmitri Verbovski, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026 Success, experts say, will depend on restoring entire river stretches anddrainage basins, working closely with local communities and ensuring that once connectivity is restored, it is maintained over time. —

Radina Gigova, CNN Money, 27 May 2026 The challenge is not restoring some idealized era of perfect agreement that never existed. —

Richard Torrenzano, Fortune, 26 May 2026 Avoiding a repeating pattern of closures requires restoring the ability of salmon populations and their interconnected network of habitats to withstand droughts, heat waves and other environmental shocks without collapsing. —

Eric Palkovacs, The Conversation, 26 May 2026 Perenchio worked to stabilize Univision by putting more money into its stations, tightening management, and restoring its supply of programming. —

Bynick Tabor, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 May 2026

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Sure, there are fringe examples from smaller filmmakers reviving dead stars or film festivals like Tribeca giving a platform to some shorts being made in Sora, but not a major studio putting real money behind it.

— Brian Welk, IndieWire, 28 May 2026
The chemical industry has been well aware of the risks of the type of thermal runaway reaction that forced 50,000 people from their homes in Orange County last weekend, reviving years of warnings from researchers about the potential dangers.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026