as in repairs
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 renovates
The company installs, renovates, maintains, repairs and replaces heating, ventilation, air conditioning, plumbing, electrical, monitoring, fire protection and other systems.
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Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Camping World Stadium will be their home in 2027 while Jacksonville renovates EverBank Field.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2026
The series — which renovates spaces for millennial families — blends Jazz’s eye for design, Jake’s woodworking skills and their joint love for cooking.
—Emily Weaver, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
This issue offers readers an intimate look at how one of America’s most beloved and accomplished designers thoughtfully renovates historic homes, creating spaces that feel timeless, welcoming, and built for family life.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Aug. 2025
Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Camping World Stadium will be their home in 2027 while Jacksonville renovates EverBank Field.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2026
The series — which renovates spaces for millennial families — blends Jazz’s eye for design, Jake’s woodworking skills and their joint love for cooking.
—Emily Weaver, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
This issue offers readers an intimate look at how one of America’s most beloved and accomplished designers thoughtfully renovates historic homes, creating spaces that feel timeless, welcoming, and built for family life.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for renovates
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For individual cellular damage, your body either repairs it or destroys the cell and replaces it.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
30 Jan. 2026
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The new material repairs itself after sustaining damage, even at extremely low temperatures.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Jan. 2026
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The company is also doing fire rebuilds in Los Angeles.—
Kenny Choi,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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This decision protects children, respects families, and rebuilds trust in public health.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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While one of them reconstructs fragments of silently mouthed words from throat vibrations, the other interprets emotional and contextual signals, such as the time of day or weather conditions, to expand short phrases into complete sentences.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Jan. 2026
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Using ancestral sequence reconstruction, which reconstructs ancient proteins from modern genetic data, the team resurrected cannabinoid-producing enzymes from early cannabis ancestors.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
10 Jan. 2026
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His family had minimal interest in it, which fixes James’ childhood at a rather specific historical cusp, when people lukewarm on music would still have a piano around as a matter of course.—
Sasha Geffen,
Pitchfork,
21 Jan. 2026
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There is not going to be an Idaho state election that fixes this problem.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
18 Jan. 2026
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“Renovates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/renovates. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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