1
as in to remodel
to make different in some way
the automaker is revamping a number of its cars in an effort to make them more appealing to younger consumers
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2
as in to edit
to prepare for publication by correcting, rewriting, or updating
revamped the short story so that it would fit better with the magazine's other offerings
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as in to repair
to put into good shape or working order again
it will be cheaper to replace the old machinery than it would be to revamp it
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Recent Examples of revamp
On shelves this April, Trader Joe’s offers all kinds of snacks, ingredients, and premade entrées to give you a headstart on your menu revamp.
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Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2026
This incident comes as the Federal Transit Administration has called for CTA to revamp its safety plan or risk losing funding.
—Jermont Terry, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
And customers will see reductions applied to their electric bills later this year, as the California Public Utilities Commission revamps the program.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
Capital One Arena’s home and visiting locker rooms, which include revamped athletic-training areas, are vastly improved after the building’s first phase of renovations last summer.
—Josh Robbins, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
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Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2026
This incident comes as the Federal Transit Administration has called for CTA to revamp its safety plan or risk losing funding.
—Jermont Terry, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
And customers will see reductions applied to their electric bills later this year, as the California Public Utilities Commission revamps the program.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
Capital One Arena’s home and visiting locker rooms, which include revamped athletic-training areas, are vastly improved after the building’s first phase of renovations last summer.
—Josh Robbins, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revamp
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To brighten up the attic-like second floor, the full-service design-build firm renovated and remodeled it to create two bedrooms and one bath for the homeowners’ children, inspiring exterior improvements to match.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
12 Apr. 2026
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The goal is not to remodel for the sake of remodeling.—
Amplified Content Studio,
Mercury News,
8 Apr. 2026
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Apr. 2026
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The images show women whose likenesses were edited by the AI chatbot to put them in more revealing clothing, such as towels, sports bras, skintight Spider-Woman outfits or bunny costumes.—
David Ingram,
NBC news,
14 Apr. 2026
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It's formulated with the label's game-changing Alpha Keratin 60KU, which nourishes the scalp, repairs damage, and reinforces hair strength.—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
11 Apr. 2026
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The project will improve safety and repair roads and bridges.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
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The quota, however, is linked to a controversial separate bill to change voting boundaries, a process that could increase the number of seats in the lower house from 543 to about 850.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Almost every bus route is changing.—
Sara Gregory,
AJC.com,
16 Apr. 2026
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Instagram user Namaskaar reworked a popular hymn to appeal to Modi to use his friendship with Netanyahu to resolve India's fuel crunch.—
Omkar Khandekar,
NPR,
11 Apr. 2026
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That’s useful for digitizing paperwork or reworking older documents without starting from scratch.—
StackCommerce Team,
PC Magazine,
7 Apr. 2026
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Technicians will replace obsolete components, including transistors and rectifiers, before rebuilding and testing each unit.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Apr. 2026
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Compared with the pace in Santa Rosa after the 2017 Tubbs fire, The Times’ analysis found rebuilding in both Altadena and Pacific Palisades was markedly slower.—
Grace Toohey,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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Unlike current treatments that primarily manage symptoms by replacing dopamine, the experimental therapy aims to modify the disease itself, a shift experts describe as potentially transformative.—
Ted Scouten,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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The singer's brother Eric Stefani wrote the first version, and modified it with help from a freshly heartbroken Gwen, who had just broken up with the band's bassist Tony Kanal — one of a few times in music history that the subject of the song also contributed to its production.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
15 Apr. 2026
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In North Carolina, which is also seeing a surge of data centers, the largest utility is revising its long-term plans to delay the retirement of coal plants and to build more natural gas plants.—
Jessica Hill,
Fortune,
9 Apr. 2026
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The judge also found fault with the Pentagon’s attempt to revise an earlier policy that restricted journalists from soliciting information, classified or unclassified, that was not approved for release.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Revamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revamp. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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