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
The recently renovated Hampton Inn & Suites Venice Bayside South Sarasota is just a five-minute drive from the beach and downtown and adjacent to the Legacy Trail, a popular spot for biking, walking, and running.
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Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 16 May 2026
Purchased and meticulously renovated by Boylan Heights locals Sarah and Jeff Shepherd, the property melds historic charm with modern sensibility.
—Kristy Tolley, Travel + Leisure, 16 May 2026
To announce the divisional matchup, the team references the viral TMZ exclusive report that Donna Kelce was renovating her home back in March.
—Karla Cote, Variety, 15 May 2026
Last week, OnStage board president Hannah Bell learned that the theater has to find a new home as the city plans to renovate the historic Old Bedford School, originally built in 1915.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2026
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Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 16 May 2026
Purchased and meticulously renovated by Boylan Heights locals Sarah and Jeff Shepherd, the property melds historic charm with modern sensibility.
—Kristy Tolley, Travel + Leisure, 16 May 2026
To announce the divisional matchup, the team references the viral TMZ exclusive report that Donna Kelce was renovating her home back in March.
—Karla Cote, Variety, 15 May 2026
Last week, OnStage board president Hannah Bell learned that the theater has to find a new home as the city plans to renovate the historic Old Bedford School, originally built in 1915.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for renovate
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But repairing one's image is easier said than done.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
16 May 2026
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City Public Works crews worked all day and late into the night to repair the break.—
Larry Seward,
CBS News,
16 May 2026
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For the rebuilding Dolphins, all three of those individuals were in Green Bay last season in quarterback Malik Willis, coach Jeff Hafley and GM Jon-Eric Sullivan.—
Saad Yousuf,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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Saleh is just beginning to rebuild his program in Tennessee.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2026
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Rather than a standard carpet setup, the production team asked us to reconstruct a character's bedroom on the carpet.—
Craig Waldman,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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By working from the deepest, oldest parts of the core samples to the ground surface, the geomorphologists could reconstruct a sequence of flooding and sediment deposition over thousands of years.—
Geoff Emberling,
The Conversation,
19 May 2026
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Newhouse acquired the Pollock in 2000 for an undisclosed sum from then-Sotheby’s owner Alfred Taubman, who was facing hefty legal fees from his price-fixing scandal.—
Julie Brener Davich,
ARTnews.com,
19 May 2026
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Despite opening foreign properties like the Michelangelo in New York’s Midtown district in 1992, taking over the Hotel Castille in Paris in 2005 and The Gore, The Pelham and The Franklin in London in 2014, the focus for the group remains fixed on Italy.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
19 May 2026
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“Renovate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/renovate. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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