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as in restores
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 resumes
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 revives
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 repeats
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 renews
The protection renews every year.
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Michelle Fox, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2026
Leisure enlarges your perspective and renews your faith.
—Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
This Saturday renews the appointment TV energies.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2026
The promise of technological horror inception is on the horizon as Netflix renews Black Mirror for Season Eight.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 9 Jan. 2026
While Leader and Cole are both on the tenure track, Polak is on the instructor track, and has an annual contract with FAU that renews on a yearly basis.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2026
As kickoff approaches and the rivalry renews itself once again, the flags will fly.
—Tom Barnas, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
The new movie picks up soon after the events of The Way of Water and finds the Sully family reeling after the death of Jake (Sam Worthington) and Neytiri's (Zoe Saldaña) eldest son Neteyam (Jamie Flatters), as series villain Miles Quaritch (Stephen Lang) renews his efforts to find and capture Jake.
—Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 4 Jan. 2026
Nothing renews a room like a fresh coat of paint.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 26 Dec. 2025
Michelle Fox, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2026
Leisure enlarges your perspective and renews your faith.
—Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
This Saturday renews the appointment TV energies.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2026
The promise of technological horror inception is on the horizon as Netflix renews Black Mirror for Season Eight.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 9 Jan. 2026
While Leader and Cole are both on the tenure track, Polak is on the instructor track, and has an annual contract with FAU that renews on a yearly basis.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2026
As kickoff approaches and the rivalry renews itself once again, the flags will fly.
—Tom Barnas, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
The new movie picks up soon after the events of The Way of Water and finds the Sully family reeling after the death of Jake (Sam Worthington) and Neytiri's (Zoe Saldaña) eldest son Neteyam (Jamie Flatters), as series villain Miles Quaritch (Stephen Lang) renews his efforts to find and capture Jake.
—Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 4 Jan. 2026
Nothing renews a room like a fresh coat of paint.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 26 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for renews
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Carr’s action restores competitive neutrality by allowing Verizon to follow the Consumer Code for Wireless Service, the voluntary industry standard adopted in 2013 that governs unlocking transparency, timing and military protections.—
Roslyn Layton,
Boston Herald,
10 Feb. 2026
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Reviving critical materials The proprietary, low-temperature chemical recycling process, ChemR, restores carbon fiber, Kevlar-class aramids and hybrid laminates to original quality.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Feb. 2026
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After Monday’s higher chance of less than an inch of rain, the dry stretch resumes Tuesday into the workweek.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2026
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The Ghoul shoots Lucy’s attacker 10 seconds after the scene resumes!—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
4 Feb. 2026
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The Rep revives it with the same cast of five performers.—
Jim Higgins,
jsonline.com,
2 Feb. 2026
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Early on, an extended flashback revives Audrey and her brother’s childhood in a household with an alcoholic father.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
1 Feb. 2026
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The exchange repeats, the woman wrestling with her memory.—
Hannah Goldfield,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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The pattern repeats downstream where OpenAI and other LLM providers can invest in other companies that can build their applications on OpenAI’s ChatGPT.—
Mikael Johnsson,
Fortune,
6 Feb. 2026
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Nothing refreshes a bedroom as quickly as a new coat of paint.—
Melissa Epifano,
The Spruce,
30 Jan. 2026
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When Billboard refreshes its rankings in a few days, Megadeth will almost certainly launch within the top 10 on multiple rosters.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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First, the core will run out of hydrogen fuel, causing the inner core of the star to become inert while hydrogen fusion continues in a shell surrounding it.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Feb. 2026
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While social media was, and continues to be, a hotbed of culture-war goofiness, people yelling about lentils in the comments section of Jezebel hardly accounts for the rise of RFK Jr.—
Annie Levin,
Washington Post,
10 Feb. 2026
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Cross the river and Williamsburg’s Bedford Avenue corridor resurrects the old Barneys edit.—
Paul Jebara,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Jan. 2026
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However, when Victor accidentally resurrects a dead Victorian-era woman named Emily (Helena Bonham Carter), he's transported to the much more lively Land of the Dead — ultimately forcing him to choose between his mortal fiancée and his new corpse bride.—
Keith Langston,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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The other big hit for me was Spellbound by Magic Castle, an experience inspired by the legendary magician Cardini (Richard Valentine Pitchford) that replicates a 1920s speakeasy complete with mood lighting, furnishings, and curiosities from Hollywood’s Magic Castle.—
Fran Golden,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Feb. 2026
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The platform replicates acceleration, braking, pitching, and cornering precisely.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Renews.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/renews. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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