1
: the act or process of renewing : repetition
2
: the quality or state of being renewed
3
: something (such as a subscription to a magazine) renewed
4
: something used for renewing
specifically
: an expenditure that betters existing fixed assets
5
: the rebuilding of a large area (as of a city) by a public authority
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Examples of renewal in a Sentence
The lease calls for yearly renewals.
License renewals can be done online.
You can get a 10 percent savings on subscription renewals.
High fuel prices have led to a renewal of interest in electric cars.
She uses flowers in her art as symbols of rebirth and renewal.
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Financial terms of YouTube TV’s renewal with Paramount weren’t disclosed.
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 16 Feb. 2025
Rapture By Susan Minot See Now Then, by Jamaica Kincaid
Kincaid’s novel introduces readers to Mr. and Mrs. Sweet and their two children, Heracles (like the son of Zeus and his human mistress) and Persephone (like the queen of the dead, a symbol of the cycles of renewal that happen below the earth).
—Haley Mlotek, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2025
Under the terms of that renewal, Bristol effectively cut bait on its weekly Wednesday night telecast, thereby reducing its annual rate by as much as $150 million per season.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 14 Feb. 2025
Paramount channels, that include CBS and CBS Sports, may no longer be available on subscription streaming service YouTube TV after negotiations failed to produce a content renewal.
—Elizabeth Flores, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 16 Feb. 2025
Rapture By Susan Minot See Now Then, by Jamaica Kincaid
Kincaid’s novel introduces readers to Mr. and Mrs. Sweet and their two children, Heracles (like the son of Zeus and his human mistress) and Persephone (like the queen of the dead, a symbol of the cycles of renewal that happen below the earth).
—Haley Mlotek, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2025
Under the terms of that renewal, Bristol effectively cut bait on its weekly Wednesday night telecast, thereby reducing its annual rate by as much as $150 million per season.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 14 Feb. 2025
Paramount channels, that include CBS and CBS Sports, may no longer be available on subscription streaming service YouTube TV after negotiations failed to produce a content renewal.
—Elizabeth Flores, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
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“Renewal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/renewal. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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renewal
noun
re·new·al
ri-ˈn(y)ü-əl 
1
: the act of renewing : the state of being renewed
2
: something renewed
3
: the rebuilding of a large area by a public authority
urban renewal
Legal Definition
renewal
noun
re·new·al
ri-ˈnü-əl, -ˈnyü-
1
: the act or process of renewing
a renewal of the copyright
2
: the quality or state of being renewed
3
: something renewed
4
: something used for renewing
specifically
: an expenditure that betters existing fixed assets
5
: the rebuilding of a large area (as of a city) by a public authority
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