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as in remodels
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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as in edits
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 repairs
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 revamps
Alongside original songs and covers, the new season also revamps (no pun intended) the visual language of the series to embrace the music video chaos of life on tour with Lestat.
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Alex Zalben, IndieWire, 3 June 2026
Continue reading … AMERICAN CULTURE QUIZ — Test yourself on baseball bests and restaurant revamps.
—FOXNews.com, 29 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
The Dolphins are also deep in the receiver market after moving on from Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle as a new staff revamps the roster.
—Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Tokyo revamps maritime forces to improve ship management Meanwhile, Japan has also reorganized its maritime forces to streamline operations and speed up decision-making, dissolving the Fleet Escort Force and creating a new Fleet Surface Force to centrally oversee its surface vessels.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 29 Mar. 2026
To that end, Ulta and Target cite reducing consumer confusion while navigating wellness as a key strategic aim of their category revamps.
—Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 27 Jan. 2026
Jan-Henrik Förster, Elffie Chew and Manuel Baigorri report that HSBC is exploring options for its insurance unit in Singapore, including a sale, following other business revamps globally under CEO Georges Elhedery.
—Baiju Kalesh, Bloomberg, 14 Jan. 2026
Fortune Weight Watchers revamps for the GLP-1 era.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025
Alex Zalben, IndieWire, 3 June 2026
Continue reading … AMERICAN CULTURE QUIZ — Test yourself on baseball bests and restaurant revamps.
—FOXNews.com, 29 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
The Dolphins are also deep in the receiver market after moving on from Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle as a new staff revamps the roster.
—Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Tokyo revamps maritime forces to improve ship management Meanwhile, Japan has also reorganized its maritime forces to streamline operations and speed up decision-making, dissolving the Fleet Escort Force and creating a new Fleet Surface Force to centrally oversee its surface vessels.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 29 Mar. 2026
To that end, Ulta and Target cite reducing consumer confusion while navigating wellness as a key strategic aim of their category revamps.
—Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 27 Jan. 2026
Jan-Henrik Förster, Elffie Chew and Manuel Baigorri report that HSBC is exploring options for its insurance unit in Singapore, including a sale, following other business revamps globally under CEO Georges Elhedery.
—Baiju Kalesh, Bloomberg, 14 Jan. 2026
Fortune Weight Watchers revamps for the GLP-1 era.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revamps
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The push in beauty comes at a time when Walmart is doubling down on the style category, giving beauty, fashion and home prime real estate adjacent to the highly trafficked grocery or pharmacy departments in about 100 stores, with more to be added as the company remodels existing formats.—
Jenny B. Fine,
Footwear News,
23 Dec. 2025
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The research explains that the breast remodels itself to prepare for nursing — and then when nursing is over, remodels itself again through a process called involution.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Those edits and cuts make all of the songs, including this one, more powerful and direct.—
Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson,
VIBE.com,
7 June 2026
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Hutchinson compiles and edits letters to the editor for the Opinion pages in addition to her role on the board.—
The Denver Post,
Denver Post,
2 June 2026
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Delilah becomes single, repairs her relationship with Percy and allows her friend to take control of the Tavern.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
11 June 2026
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Many newer systems still have significant useful life remaining, making repairs a better financial value.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
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Most of that really changes at the very end and going into Season 2.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
17 June 2026
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What changes the math is delinquency — the point at which past-due debt stops being a line item and starts triggering levies, forced withdrawals and credit damage at a time when there's little slack to absorb it.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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Perhaps, but Alonso’s attentive gaze reworks the meaning of excitement such that a banal exchange with the nearby farmhand, and a drive into the nearby village, provide minor thrills — that is, if you’re properly settled onto Alonso’s serenely sluggish wavelength.—
Beatrice Loayza,
Variety,
16 May 2026
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Alongside the course reworks, the statement announced the creation of a caddie academy by the Evans Scholars Foundation at East Potomac and a training school at Langston overseen by First Tee.—
Matt Moret,
New York Times,
9 May 2026
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The follicular phase runs from day 6 to day 14, when estrogen rises steadily, energy rebuilds and some research points to a peak cognition window.—
Allison Palmer
Updated June 13,
Sacbee.com,
13 June 2026
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Northwestern researchers designed a material that physically builds, dismantles, and rebuilds itself to manage energy.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
12 June 2026
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The company’s claim is that MST modifies the mechanical stress state of the silicon surface in a way that discourages dislocation nucleation and propagation during the subsequent GaN growth steps.—
Aditya Jadhav,
Interesting Engineering,
8 June 2026
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This bill modifies the sales-in-error regulations to create a new category for any current outstanding certificates to be automatically declared in error, meaning those sales will be reversed, tax buyers will be refunded and the process will restart under the new statute.—
Jenna Schweikert,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
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One area where Goldman explicitly revises its prior pessimism is jobs — though not in the direction AI boosters would prefer.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
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The ordinance, unanimously adopted by the City Council on March 17, clamps down on height exceptions for residential buildings and revises the process for considering high-volume drive-thru restaurants, to allow for more council oversight.—
Rose Evans
April 12,
Idaho Statesman,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Revamps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revamps. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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