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as in restoring
to bring back to a former condition or vigor
the trip to New York renewed our enthusiasm for travel
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as in resuming
to begin again or return to after an interruption
with daybreak, the rescue team will renew its efforts to reach the stranded mountain climbers
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as in reviving
to bring back to life, practice, or activity
the spate of recent movies based on classic comic book characters has renewed interest in the comics themselves
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as in repeating
to make or do again
I can only renew my offer to help—it's up to them to accept it
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Recent Examples of renewing
Not because success should be redistributed equally, but because long-term prosperity depends on continuously renewing the pool of people capable of building globally dominant companies.
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Dileep Rao, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
The boy’s family and county leaders are renewing their plea for witnesses to come forward, saying justice for a child lost to senseless street violence is long overdue.
—Seamus Bozeman
follow, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
For a franchise that faces so many difficult decisions this offseason, renewing his contract should have been the easiest one.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 11 June 2026
According to Susana Reyes, Vice President for Chamber and Plant Design, this liquid barrier absorbs neutron flux, generates tritium fuel, and transfers heat while constantly renewing itself.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 11 June 2026
So far, Democrats have made clear that Clayton’s nomination does not change their stance on renewing the FISA program.
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 11 June 2026
The issue at hand – renewing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA – has created strange political bedfellows this year on Capitol Hill, miring lawmakers in a debate pitting privacy against safety while consuming much of Congress' election-year time.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 10 June 2026
Any impact would likely be felt most by new borrowers or homeowners with adjustable-rate mortgages that are renewing.
—Mike Winters, CNBC, 10 June 2026
Groups of fishermen and paddlers who are now renewing this push for legislation — that didn’t happen this last session.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 10 June 2026
Dileep Rao, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
The boy’s family and county leaders are renewing their plea for witnesses to come forward, saying justice for a child lost to senseless street violence is long overdue.
—Seamus Bozeman
follow, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
For a franchise that faces so many difficult decisions this offseason, renewing his contract should have been the easiest one.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 11 June 2026
According to Susana Reyes, Vice President for Chamber and Plant Design, this liquid barrier absorbs neutron flux, generates tritium fuel, and transfers heat while constantly renewing itself.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 11 June 2026
So far, Democrats have made clear that Clayton’s nomination does not change their stance on renewing the FISA program.
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 11 June 2026
The issue at hand – renewing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA – has created strange political bedfellows this year on Capitol Hill, miring lawmakers in a debate pitting privacy against safety while consuming much of Congress' election-year time.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 10 June 2026
Any impact would likely be felt most by new borrowers or homeowners with adjustable-rate mortgages that are renewing.
—Mike Winters, CNBC, 10 June 2026
Groups of fishermen and paddlers who are now renewing this push for legislation — that didn’t happen this last session.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 10 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for renewing
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The Mechoopda Indian Tribe of Chico Rancheria has reclaimed 450 acres of ancestral land in Butte County, marking one of the tribe’s largest land returns and a major step in restoring its historic land base.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
11 June 2026
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HexemBio is focused on restoring the regenerative capacity of blood stem cells.—
Dasha Shunina,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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Boone previously mentioned that Wells has been headache-free since resuming baseball activities.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
14 June 2026
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The agreement would include a 60-day extension of the current ceasefire, which effectively collapsed this week with both sides resuming strikes.—
Freddie Clayton,
NBC news,
13 June 2026
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By many accounts, reviving Barneys New York requires a merchant leader who can do justice to the legacy; building a talented creative team, and specifically on Madison Avenue, the willingness to meet the high costs of a luxury retail start-up.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
11 June 2026
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But the rupiah’s latest slide is reviving memories the market would rather forget.—
William Pesek,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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In an era when major cruise lines usually build ships in recognizable classes, repeating and refining a successful design across several vessels, that alone makes Epic unusual.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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In Nazi Germany, trans people were some of the first people who were attacked, and history is repeating.—
Grace Byron,
New Yorker,
14 June 2026
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Crafted in white gold, the necklace was adorned with a pavé of blue and light blue sapphires, Paraiba tourmalines and diamonds — all brilliant-cut — recreating the depth and movement of the water.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
11 June 2026
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In 2020, Ramírez reunited with Jon Heder for a Burger King commercial, recreating their iconic cafeteria scene to promote BK's cheesy tots.—
Danny Horn,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 June 2026
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Lead drama actress slipped to 63 from 75, continuing a long decline from 109 in 2023 and 114 in 2022.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
12 June 2026
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The overall work has driven innovations in PTSD treatment, unique needs of women veterans, insomnia, racial disparities in mental health treatment, isolation and trauma, connecting civilians to military community and veteran leadership and continuing service.—
THR Staff,
HollywoodReporter,
11 June 2026
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In early May, Johnson visited Springfield and, seemingly out of nowhere, raised the prospect of resurrecting the lakefront stadium plan and saying Chicago’s 2024 plan never got a fair hearing in the state capitol.—
Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2026
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Rather, the facts ground the fiction, the fiction enlivens the facts, and both work together to suggest that the pursuit of resurrecting the past and the pursuit of telling a good story can, in some cases, be one and the same.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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According to the team, the data collected by the system could be used to train robots to perform household tasks by replicating the dexterous hand movements used by humans.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
10 June 2026
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Given the financial and environmental costs of manufacturing at scale in orbit, Williams, the biophysics professor, expects that the future lies in making small research batches in space and replicating that on Earth.—
Elsa Ohlen,
CNBC,
9 June 2026
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“Renewing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/renewing. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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