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as in restoring
to bring back to a former condition or vigor
the trip to New York renewed our enthusiasm for travel
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as in resuming
to begin again or return to after an interruption
with daybreak, the rescue team will renew its efforts to reach the stranded mountain climbers
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as in reviving
to bring back to life, practice, or activity
the spate of recent movies based on classic comic book characters has renewed interest in the comics themselves
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as in repeating
to make or do again
I can only renew my offer to help—it's up to them to accept it
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Recent Examples of renewing
Why is Max not renewing its deal with Sesame Street?
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Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
According to federal prosecutors, the station offered seemingly mundane services like assisting Chinese citizens in renewing driver's licenses.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
While China has dismissed these allegations, claiming the facilities are merely service centers assisting citizens with tasks like renewing driver's licenses, critics and officials argue the operations serve a more sinister purpose.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
This anniversary highlighted how important renewing auction authority with a pipeline of 5G spectrum is for America's innovation leadership and economic competitiveness.
—Maria Curi, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
Major stock indices plunged Wednesday after the Federal Reserve signaled a slower pace of interest rate cuts for 2025 than previously forecast, renewing concerns about how fast inflation would fall.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 18 Dec. 2024
Mayor Scott is renewing his push to legalize drug use sites ahead of the upcoming legislative session.
—Jackson Walker, Baltimore Sun, 16 Dec. 2024
Inflation concerns are renewing interest in private equity and real assets.
—Francois Botha, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
After his election in January 2022, Mayor Adams continued the practice, renewing it with his signature every five days.
—Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 9 Dec. 2024
Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
According to federal prosecutors, the station offered seemingly mundane services like assisting Chinese citizens in renewing driver's licenses.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
While China has dismissed these allegations, claiming the facilities are merely service centers assisting citizens with tasks like renewing driver's licenses, critics and officials argue the operations serve a more sinister purpose.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
This anniversary highlighted how important renewing auction authority with a pipeline of 5G spectrum is for America's innovation leadership and economic competitiveness.
—Maria Curi, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
Major stock indices plunged Wednesday after the Federal Reserve signaled a slower pace of interest rate cuts for 2025 than previously forecast, renewing concerns about how fast inflation would fall.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 18 Dec. 2024
Mayor Scott is renewing his push to legalize drug use sites ahead of the upcoming legislative session.
—Jackson Walker, Baltimore Sun, 16 Dec. 2024
Inflation concerns are renewing interest in private equity and real assets.
—Francois Botha, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
After his election in January 2022, Mayor Adams continued the practice, renewing it with his signature every five days.
—Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 9 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for renewing
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Once freed from the grip of hidden explosives, these fields can once again nourish communities, restoring livelihoods with dignity and purpose.Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Complete decommissioning can include felling or dismantling the turbines, partially or wholly removing the turbine foundations and underground cables, removing the ground-level facilities, and restoring the land to a usable state.Ariel Cohen, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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The Rust special prosecutor may have hopes of reviving the involuntary manslaughter case against Alec Baldwin, but the Emmy-winning actor’s lawyers don’t seem to be pausing their Thanksgiving preparations over this latest move by Kari Morrissey.Dominic Patten, Deadline, 23 Dec. 2024
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Public companies are under a lot more scrutiny and, if private, the Nordstroms may have more leeway in reviving a department store chain that, like others, has looked to revive lackluster sales for years.Matt Ott, Chicago Tribune, 23 Dec. 2024
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Currently, the vehicles are capable of recreating 90–95 percent of the speed of a human driver, according to Pau.Roberto Baldwin, Ars Technica, 22 Dec. 2024
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Another thing that impresses me a lot more is its commitment to recreating the atmosphere and mise-en-scène of the feature films.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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Central banks are also continuing to experiment in the space.Alex Lazarow, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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The family is continuing to pursue a civil case against Baldwin and the film’s producers in state court in New Mexico.Gene Maddaus, Variety, 24 Dec. 2024
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However, the environmental impact of mining gold is so intense that any support for resurrecting the gold standard is summarily dismissed by many activists.Saleem H. Ali, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Current conversations about resurrecting the gold standard or indeed linking even cryptocurrency to gold should focus on this underlying presumption of the standard.Saleem H. Ali, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Regarding interiors, the sets required sourcing Biedermeier furniture, and replicating existing frescoes from monasteries in Moldova.Maya Ibbitson, Architectural Digest, 23 Dec. 2024
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Even a mouse brain has more than 70 million interconnected neurons in a massive neural net; just replicating that compute power alone would take hundreds of megawatts of power and millions of GPUs.Sandy Carter, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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United are paying the price for restarting their women’s team as late as 2018.Charlotte Harpur, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
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If an egg isn't fertilized, menstruation begins, restarting the cycle.Wendy Wisner, Health, 22 Dec. 2024
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Beginning with The Jungle Book (1994) and 101 Dalmatians (1996), the studio has been remaking iconic cartoons into live-action adaptations, with plans for a few more in the works.Kelsie Gibson, People.com, 15 Dec. 2024
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The Experience Gap Artificial intelligence is remaking the world of work, especially changing how the mundane, repetitive tasks done by entry-level workers are performed.Bruno V. Manno, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
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“Renewing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/renewing. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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