as in to rebuild
to make improvements or repairs to (something, such as a building)
They are refurbishing the old house. They sell refurbished computers.
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Recent Examples of refurbish
Trump’s claims of vandalism came after days of negative attention to the state of the Reflecting Pool, which has raised concerns about the no-bid contract of more than $14 million to refurbish it.
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Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
Trump announced the plan to refurbish the pool in April, saying the landmark had been the subject of complaints due to its cleanliness levels and leaking foundation.
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Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
Summer is the perfect time of year to refurbish and redecorate your home's exterior.
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Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 June 2026
Students at the Little Rock School District's Metropolitan Career-Technical Center refurbished the boxes.
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Joseph Flaherty,
Arkansas Online,
17 June 2026
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Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
Trump announced the plan to refurbish the pool in April, saying the landmark had been the subject of complaints due to its cleanliness levels and leaking foundation.
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Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
Summer is the perfect time of year to refurbish and redecorate your home's exterior.
—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 June 2026
Students at the Little Rock School District's Metropolitan Career-Technical Center refurbished the boxes.
—
Joseph Flaherty,
Arkansas Online,
17 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for refurbish
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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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The data center is expected to cost about $107 million to build and will be hosted within an existing building, which will be renovated on the inside but left relatively intact on the outside.
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Now teams are renovating more frequently, and not just new builds or major overhauls, but small renovations of club or premium spaces.
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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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