as in to repair
to put into good shape or working order again
asked my neighbor to help me recondition the old tractor for use on the family farm
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Recent Examples of recondition
The ship was raised in 1869 and reconditioned.
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Anders Hagstrom,
FOXNews.com,
16 Feb. 2026
While fans wait for the ice to be reconditioned before the start of the women's speedskating 500-meter final, Bach, the IOC president from 2013-25, was interviewed by an in-arena public-address announcer.
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Sean Nevin,
NBC news,
15 Feb. 2026
The ship was raised in 1869, and reconditioned.
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Todd Richmond,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Feb. 2026
Before its sale, the bottle was reconditioned at the distillery; that bespoke label was re-adhered and the cork and capsule of the bottle replaced.
—
Brad Japhe,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for recondition
Anders Hagstrom,
FOXNews.com,
16 Feb. 2026
While fans wait for the ice to be reconditioned before the start of the women's speedskating 500-meter final, Bach, the IOC president from 2013-25, was interviewed by an in-arena public-address announcer.
—
Sean Nevin,
NBC news,
15 Feb. 2026
The ship was raised in 1869, and reconditioned.
—
Todd Richmond,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Feb. 2026
Before its sale, the bottle was reconditioned at the distillery; that bespoke label was re-adhered and the cork and capsule of the bottle replaced.
—
Brad Japhe,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for recondition
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recondition
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According to an account of her testimony in Rolling Stone, Avila was left with severe scarring on her face and left arm, with limited mobility after surgeons grafted skin from her abdomen to repair her arm.
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Ndiaye’s season ended early after surgery to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder.
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In Lebanon, at least 100,000 children risk missing out on school unless classrooms damaged by Israeli strikes are urgently repaired or rebuilt before September, the United Nations children’s agency UNICEF has warned.
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The work is being presented as the first report of a material that stores energy by physically rebuilding itself.
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Jessica Luther Rummel, lead researcher for the cemetery association, has been reconstructing that arc from newspapers, Census data and burial records.
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In 2016, Fitzpatrick had a 15½-hour surgery where doctors reconstructed half her tongue, using veins and arteries from her arm and thighs.
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And 35% of Americans currently disagree with deploying violence to fix their concerns about the direction of the country.
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This way, the hotel staff can fix any issues and help your stay feel far more comfortable.
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“Recondition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recondition. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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