as in to repair
to put into good shape or working order again
will have to renovate the house extensively before we can move in
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Recent Examples of renovate
Stratford is in Newham, an East London borough where poverty is relatively high, and which was renovated for the London 2012 Olymics.
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Robbie Griffiths, NPR, 13 Sep. 2025
While this 1950s Garrison Colonial-style home has had only three owners over the years, the second ones renovated the kitchen into a long galley space.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2025
The 8,535-square-foot home touts five bedrooms and five baths and was completely renovated this year.
—Pueng Vongs, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
Just next door is Italian venue Ciro’s, renovated only last year.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
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Robbie Griffiths, NPR, 13 Sep. 2025
While this 1950s Garrison Colonial-style home has had only three owners over the years, the second ones renovated the kitchen into a long galley space.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2025
The 8,535-square-foot home touts five bedrooms and five baths and was completely renovated this year.
—Pueng Vongs, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
Just next door is Italian venue Ciro’s, renovated only last year.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for renovate
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Research by John Gottman and colleagues shows that the most stable couples are those who can repair quickly after a rupture, within three minutes of a conflict, to be precise, so as to pre-emptively stop the conflict from rupturing into an uncontrollable one.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Inspired by oysters, the new glue is designed to repair broken bones quickly without the need for metal plates, screws, or big surgeries.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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Reeve was able to rebuild a championship-level contender around Collier, an MVP contender this season, and a group of veteran players who aren’t likely to someday have busts next to Maya Moore, Sylvia Fowles, Seimone Augustus and Lindsay Whalen.—
Matthew Coller,
Twin Cities,
13 Sep. 2025
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The stress of finding housing, steady work, and a supportive environment can be overwhelming, especially when paired with the burden of rebuilding trust.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Log intent, context and outcomes for each agent to reconstruct transaction graphs for audits, compliance and incident response.—
Eric Olden,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Many years later, Ford had the building reconstructed in Greenfield Village.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
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This isn’t the kind of tiredness that a nap will fix.—
Julie Scott,
PEOPLE,
18 Sep. 2025
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With usability testing, users are asked to complete a series of tasks on a website or app, and then the product team evaluates the results and identifies the areas that could be improved or need to be fixed.—
Dmytro Spilka,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Renovate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/renovate. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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