as in repeat
the act of saying or doing over again
as a way of celebrating our silver wedding anniversary, we're planning a redo of the trip we took on our honeymoon
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as in to remodel
to make different in some way
desperately wanted to redo the red living room in soothing shades of green
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Recent Examples of redo
Amy Nicholson, Twin Cities, 23 Oct. 2025
The Queens Room, which boasts a ballroom dancing floor and hosts live bands nightly, got a complete redo, with new walls and a new floor.
—Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2026
There will be some touch-up painting or refinishing to hide the holes left after removing the hinges, but that's less work than redoing the entire door.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 11 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Their rollicking redo, set from dusk to hangover at a drunken bacchanal, is vibrant and viciously alive.
—Amy Nicholson, Twin Cities, 23 Oct. 2025
The Queens Room, which boasts a ballroom dancing floor and hosts live bands nightly, got a complete redo, with new walls and a new floor.
—Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
Miller also redid the concrete flooring and epoxy in the back.
—Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2026
There will be some touch-up painting or refinishing to hide the holes left after removing the hinges, but that's less work than redoing the entire door.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 11 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for redo
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Sabrina Carpenter’s Best Pop Vocal Album Nomination Carpenter is hoping to double up and claim repeat trophies in two pop categories at this year’s Grammys.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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To me, the 2026 Braves are a very legitimate team on paper, but the margin for error is slim, and any serious injury to any of the team’s top players will be difficult to overcome — and will likely result in a repeat of the 2025 season.—
Tyler Estep,
AJC.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Trump has made remaking and remodeling the Kennedy Center a higher priority in his second term than was perhaps expected.—
Zach LaChance,
The Washington Examiner,
2 Feb. 2026
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The resort began a three-year renovation in 2016, remodeling all of its rooms, lobby, and complex and building a new three-story spa and 4,600-square-foot standalone fitness facility, which opened in 2018.—
Lizbeth Scordo,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Jan. 2026
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Perry delighted fans with more basketball, but UCLA couldn’t replicate his composure in the extra periods.—
Aaron Heisen,
Daily News,
1 Feb. 2026
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There is so much about Ohtani that cannot be replicated.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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What matters is repetition, tone and what is left unsaid.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Habits are built through repetition under imperfect conditions, not through short bursts of maximal effort.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
27 Jan. 2026
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Yan stressed that the hydrogel cooling tech addresses the hot spot issue without the need to modify existing circuit designs.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Jan. 2026
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After The Odd Couple — also created by Garry Marshall — ended its run in 1975, the apartment set from that series was modified to become Laverne and Shirley’s Milwaukee residence.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Ebrahimi’s death has also renewed attention on the case of another Iranian boxer, Mohammad Javad Vafaei Sani, who is on death row.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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In December 2023, all four members—Jennie, Jisoo, Lisa, and Rosé—renewed their group contract with YG Entertainment.—
Hannah Abraham,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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There are no coach challenges, with all reviews being initiated by the replay official.—
Senior Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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Read below for a replay and highlights from Saturday as the Texas Longhorns beat the Georgia Bulldogs.—
Thomas Jones,
Austin American Statesman,
24 Jan. 2026
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Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems and the National University of Singapore now report a method that changes those constraints.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026
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In Tomei’s view, metals such as gold and silver increasingly serve as a parking place for that capital, not because fundamentals have dramatically changed, but because liquidity needs a home.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Redo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redo. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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