as in to repair
to put into good shape or working order again
asked my neighbor to help me recondition the old tractor for use on the family farm
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Recent Examples of recondition
Before the sale, the distillery’s staffers carefully reconditioned the bottle by replacing the cork and re-adhering the corners of the label.
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2023
As the ubiquity of e-bikes has grown, so has the frequency of fires and deaths blamed on the batteries that power them — sparking a push to better regulate how the batteries are manufactured, sold, reconditioned, charged and stored.
—Bobby Caina Calvan, Fortune, 27 July 2023
Careful analysis of activity at Uralvagonzavod and Omsktransmash strongly hints the factories every month are shipping out just a few dozen modern-ish tanks: either new-build T-72BM3s or T-90Ms or reconditioned T-72s, T-80s and T-90s that technicians have pulled out of long-term storage.
—David Axe, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023
The community was able to recondition some of the structure’s architecture, weaving in benches for community members to use.
—Amber Bonefont, Sun Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2023
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2023
As the ubiquity of e-bikes has grown, so has the frequency of fires and deaths blamed on the batteries that power them — sparking a push to better regulate how the batteries are manufactured, sold, reconditioned, charged and stored.
—Bobby Caina Calvan, Fortune, 27 July 2023
Careful analysis of activity at Uralvagonzavod and Omsktransmash strongly hints the factories every month are shipping out just a few dozen modern-ish tanks: either new-build T-72BM3s or T-90Ms or reconditioned T-72s, T-80s and T-90s that technicians have pulled out of long-term storage.
—David Axe, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023
The community was able to recondition some of the structure’s architecture, weaving in benches for community members to use.
—Amber Bonefont, Sun Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recondition
Verb
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As required in a safety recall, Ford will repair the problem for free.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
23 Jan. 2025
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Fiske will have a small procedure this offseason to repair a knee injury suffered early in the divisional round.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
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In the aftermath of Woolsey, there was a period of mourning, rebuilding, and for some, an awakening.—
Emma Marie Jenkinson,
Vogue,
24 Jan. 2025
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Francesco Sforza, the duke of Milan, ordered a new castle to be rebuilt on the ruins in 1450.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Jan. 2025
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For the first time outside of Amsterdam, an exhibition reconstructs Anne’s hiding place during the devastation of the Holocaust.—
Shayla Colon,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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Villa Porta Maestro Opened in late 2023, Villa Porta Maestra is a boutique hotel reconstructed from an ancient Roman villa where more than 100 archeological artifacts were found and then preserved in an on-site museum.—
Kristin Braswell,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Jan. 2025
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Repairs can be costly, and damage can take months to fix.—
Sarah Dean,
CNN,
27 Jan. 2025
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So far, the speaker has resisted fixing the problem despite clear support from her members and across City Hall in the mayor’s office.—
Bradley Tusk,
New York Daily News,
26 Jan. 2025
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