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
Improving test scores, renovating the high school’s central campus and limiting taxpayer strife were top issues for many of them.
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Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
In the years to follow, apartments would replace Jerry’s, Whittier Elementary School would get renovated, and the affordable Adare Manor apartments would fill an empty lot along Fairview Avenue.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 4 Mar. 2025
The program’s original goal was to replace or renovate up to 28 city schools by 2020, the report from Tuesday says.
—Shaela Foster, Baltimore Sun, 27 Feb. 2025
Balboa Park’s newly renovated and reopened Botanical Building and Gardens is a beautiful structure.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
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Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
In the years to follow, apartments would replace Jerry’s, Whittier Elementary School would get renovated, and the affordable Adare Manor apartments would fill an empty lot along Fairview Avenue.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 4 Mar. 2025
The program’s original goal was to replace or renovate up to 28 city schools by 2020, the report from Tuesday says.
—Shaela Foster, Baltimore Sun, 27 Feb. 2025
Balboa Park’s newly renovated and reopened Botanical Building and Gardens is a beautiful structure.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
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The film shows coach Senad repairing damage to the concrete, patching cracks and sweeping debris from the course – pinecones and pine needles from the surrounding trees that could prove a tremendous hazard for a sled zooming at a breakneck pace.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
1 Mar. 2025
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Right now a defensive stance is warranted until the bulls regain control and repair some of the technical damage.—
Adam Sarhan,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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Miami needs to create about $20 million to $30 million more in cap space to rebuild the team decently.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
1 Mar. 2025
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Perhaps most crucially, studios and streamers must do their part by pledging to shoot more in L.A. County, demonstrating a commitment to rebuilding after the fires.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
1 Mar. 2025
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Even with all of this uncertainty, AI offers hope — a new blueprint and an opportunity to reimagine and reconstruct the very foundations of content creation.—
Solo Ceesay,
Rolling Stone,
26 Feb. 2025
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The Arab League is holding a summit in Egypt on Tuesday to strategize a proposal to counter President Donald Trump's proposal to forcibly expel Palestinians from their land in Gaza and reconstruct the strip -- a proposal that experts and U.S. allies have said violates international law.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
26 Feb. 2025
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Since 2020, membership of the WSL has been fixed at twelve clubs but this season, the Championship, the second tier of the women’s game, has been reduced to eleven teams after the withdrawal of Reading FC due to financial difficulties.—
Asif Burhan,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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With fewer employees available to fix minor errors on returns or answer questions over the phone, Pon said being diligent when checking tax forms before submitting is vital for avoiding potential delays.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacramento Bee,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Renovate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/renovate. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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