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as in repetitions
the act of saying or doing over again
a campaign season that witnessed the endless renewal of the same stupid charges and countercharges
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as in revivals
the act or an instance of bringing something back to life, public attention, or vigorous activity
roller-skating experienced a major renewal after the introduction of in-line skates
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Recent Examples of renewals
The task force also recommended that local permits be submitted and verified during annual license renewals.
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Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 28 Jan. 2026
More orders and renewals are anticipated to come at a later date.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 22 Jan. 2026
The sticker shock on Timberwolves’ season tickets for the 2026-27 campaign was a little more drastic than originally thought for many when renewals were sent out Wednesday.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 22 Jan. 2026
The renewals come as parent company Paramount is looking to breathe new life into some of its cable networks, which are now overseen by George Cheeks, chair of TV Media at Paramount.
—Peter White, Deadline, 21 Jan. 2026
Second, Apple has long-term agreements with component suppliers that keep costs in check and has the scale needed to give it more negotiating power than other electronics giants when contract renewals do come up.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 20 Jan. 2026
This hike was made contingent on State Farm meeting conditions like a cash infusion and halting its non-renewals.
—Pat Maio, Oc Register, 16 Jan. 2026
Several have already spent hundreds of thousands of dollars just trying to defend themselves, while paying higher insurance premium renewals or not even being offered a renewal at all.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 14 Jan. 2026
With Dani Carvajal and Antonio Rudiger, their potential renewals should depend on their availability and performances.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 28 Jan. 2026
More orders and renewals are anticipated to come at a later date.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 22 Jan. 2026
The sticker shock on Timberwolves’ season tickets for the 2026-27 campaign was a little more drastic than originally thought for many when renewals were sent out Wednesday.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 22 Jan. 2026
The renewals come as parent company Paramount is looking to breathe new life into some of its cable networks, which are now overseen by George Cheeks, chair of TV Media at Paramount.
—Peter White, Deadline, 21 Jan. 2026
Second, Apple has long-term agreements with component suppliers that keep costs in check and has the scale needed to give it more negotiating power than other electronics giants when contract renewals do come up.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 20 Jan. 2026
This hike was made contingent on State Farm meeting conditions like a cash infusion and halting its non-renewals.
—Pat Maio, Oc Register, 16 Jan. 2026
Several have already spent hundreds of thousands of dollars just trying to defend themselves, while paying higher insurance premium renewals or not even being offered a renewal at all.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 14 Jan. 2026
With Dani Carvajal and Antonio Rudiger, their potential renewals should depend on their availability and performances.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for renewals
Noun
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Jump your feet back together and continue for 3 sets of 10 repetitions.—
RikkiLynn Shields Hannigan,
Health,
29 Jan. 2026
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Had the injury occurred halfway through the season, Darnold said, he might have been concerned by the lack of practice repetitions.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
26 Jan. 2026
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Jazz haunts with debts owed to its creators, and has a knack for revivals, collectives, new venues in the old forms, and stalwart clubs revivified by benefactors and grant funding.—
Celina Pereira,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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The 2020s have marked one of the biggest revivals of the material in a while, and designers say that momentum isn’t slowing down in 2026.—
Cori Sears,
The Spruce,
25 Jan. 2026
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The Math of Abundance The pattern Jevons identified repeats across technologies.—
Jon Markman,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Due to anticipated cold and ice, the DSO has canceled Friday and Saturday repeats of this program.—
Scott Cantrell,
Dallas Morning News,
23 Jan. 2026
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After Alexander McQueen’s spring 1995 collection introduced the bumster, the derrière-baring look has enjoyed several resurgences—most recently in McQueen’s spring 2026 collection by Seán McGirr.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
1 Jan. 2026
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Thus, the resurgences of measles, which is very infectious, and pertussis, a bacterial disease, are not unexpected.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Dec. 2025
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Users can stream live video from those facilities, with the option to watch replays and download clips.—
Luisa Beltran,
Sportico.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Williams sliced through Davis and Simmons before Byrd cleanly swatted his shot in the lane, and replays indicated incidental contact from any of them.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Finding yourself after a heartbreak is one of the most beautiful transformations and rebirths there is in life.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
21 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Later, after numerous back-and-forth iterations, the AI might start to veer afield of the stipulation.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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As part of the overall campaign, Fanatics Sportsbook will unveil a 90-second version of its ad as well as shorter iterations for social media.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Renewals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/renewals. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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