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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
Continue reading … CREDIBILITY CRISIS — FCC chair Brendan Carr warns broadcasters must 'correct course' on 'news distortions' before license renewals.
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FOXNews.com, 16 Mar. 2026
Broadcasters that are running hoaxes and news distortions – also known as the fake news – have a chance now to correct course before their license renewals come up.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 14 Mar. 2026
Challenges to those renewals can drag on for years.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 14 Mar. 2026
Keep track of all the network renewals, cancellations and new series orders with THR’s broadcast scorecard for 2026.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 12 Mar. 2026
Over the next few years, the government experimented with a pilot program before officially launching online renewals in 2024.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
State Farm, California’s largest home insurer, froze new business in 2023, announced 72,000 mass non-renewals, and sought a series of rate hikes.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
Joel Laucher with United Policyholders shared that their nonprofit tries to help people understand the insurance market, especially as more people are dealing with issues of non-renewals and increasing premiums.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2026
UConn has lost $41 million from research grant terminations and unexpected non-renewals, said Lindsay DiStefano, interim vice president of research.
—Sara Bedigian, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2026
FOXNews.com, 16 Mar. 2026
Broadcasters that are running hoaxes and news distortions – also known as the fake news – have a chance now to correct course before their license renewals come up.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 14 Mar. 2026
Challenges to those renewals can drag on for years.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 14 Mar. 2026
Keep track of all the network renewals, cancellations and new series orders with THR’s broadcast scorecard for 2026.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 12 Mar. 2026
Over the next few years, the government experimented with a pilot program before officially launching online renewals in 2024.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
State Farm, California’s largest home insurer, froze new business in 2023, announced 72,000 mass non-renewals, and sought a series of rate hikes.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
Joel Laucher with United Policyholders shared that their nonprofit tries to help people understand the insurance market, especially as more people are dealing with issues of non-renewals and increasing premiums.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2026
UConn has lost $41 million from research grant terminations and unexpected non-renewals, said Lindsay DiStefano, interim vice president of research.
—Sara Bedigian, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for renewals
Noun
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Go out, get reps, get repetitions.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
18 Mar. 2026
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Kemp is well-grounded and has his eyes on bettering himself and getting to the next level through competitive repetitions and coaching.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 Mar. 2026
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Goodspeed Musicals does new works but also reverent revivals of theater classics and re-workings of shows that need to be updated for modern times.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
8 Mar. 2026
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That era, the glam metal era, has gone through quite a few revivals through the years.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Excludes, sports, specials, news and repeats.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
4 Mar. 2026
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Olympiacos vs Bayer Leverkusen and Real Madrid vs Benfica — being repeats.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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The fashion for bushy beards, and beards’ association with authentic manliness, has followed this same trajectory from irony to earnestness during its various resurgences since the early 19th century.—
Daniel Engber,
The Atlantic,
20 Feb. 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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This replays, of course, the buildup to the invasion of Iraq in 2003.—
Fintan O’Toole,
The New York Review of Books,
13 Mar. 2026
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The kind of margin that exists mostly in slow-motion replays of sprints.—
Kevin Sintumuang,
Outside,
11 Mar. 2026
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Buddhists believe that previous interventions, such as prayers, rituals and meditative practice, could still be beneficial in providing better rebirths or positive karmic effects.—
Jue Liang,
The Conversation,
12 Mar. 2026
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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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Venezuela is in the World Baseball Classic final for the first time in six iterations of the tournament, only ever making it to the semifinal once prior to this year — in 2009.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
17 Mar. 2026
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On the Spring 2026 runways, designers leaned fully into this silhouette, delivering polished leather iterations across every variation.—
Andrea Zendejas,
Vogue,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Renewals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/renewals. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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