RENEWING Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

renewing

verb

present participle of renew

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 Meanwhile, Zelenskyy on Sunday said Russia had launched nearly 2,300 drones targeting Ukrainian cities over the past week, renewing his call on Western allies to speed up deliveries of interceptors. — ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026 Meanwhile, Zelensky on Sunday said Russia had launched nearly 2,300 drones targeting Ukrainian cities over the last week, renewing his call for Western allies to speed up deliveries of interceptors. — Derek Gatopoulos, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026 Silver Diner claims Fraport demanded an $8 million to $10 million rebuild as a condition for renewing its lease at BWI. — Bryan Lynn, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026 Lazarus said Versant is considering renewing its deal with NBCU to handle its advertising sales as well as options like outsourcing it to another big media company or bringing it in-house. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2026 Since August, the company has bought Bitcoin on six separate occasions, renewing its aggressive buying streak. — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026 Cable and telco giant Rogers Communications recently chose against renewing the broadcast of Saturday night National Hockey League games on the CBC, a Hockey Night in Canada tradition for the public broadcaster begun in 1952. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026 This has had the effect of renewing interest in Resident Evil at large; according to a report from Game File, six different titles in the game series have sold at least 3 million copies so far this year. — Andrew Webster, The Verge, 11 Oct. 2026 Change the power structure, activists say Grant said the Urban Summit is renewing its focus on KCFD because the problems documented years ago cannot be allowed to continue unchecked. — Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026

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Verb

Later, in 1711, the colony passed a legislative act to make reparations to the victims, including restoring the good names of the accused and paying financial retributions to the families of the accused.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
As Reclamation District 108 leaves some fields dry, the goal will be to move a levee back so the river can spread out, restoring a natural floodplain, Bair said.

— Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of restoring

Verb

Abrosimov said resuming serial production would strengthen Russia’s technological independence and support the long-term development of its Long-Range Aviation fleet and the airborne component of the country’s nuclear triad.

— Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026
By Thursday, the situation changed once more, with Ukraine’s strikes on Russian refineries resuming as Starlink and Starshield services had been restored to full capacity, as an unnamed Ukrainian official told Axios.

— Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of resuming

Verb

The tale is energized by the thoughtful performances of Hanns Zischler, as Mann, and Sandra Hüller, as the author’s daughter Erika, who accompanies him while reviving conflicts from her own past.

— Dan Stahl, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026
Ryan Gosling is reviving one of his long-dormant side gigs just in time for Halloween.

— Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of reviving

Verb

Reviewers need enough evidence to understand what happened and a way to finish the case without repeating all the work.

— Swapnil Upganlawar, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
If no candidate can assemble a governing coalition, Israel could head to another election, repeating the cycle of political instability that saw the country hold four national votes between April 2019 and March 2021.

— Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of repeating

Verb

That leaves open the distinction between recreating the behavior of an Atari 800XL through modern software and reproducing the original hardware more directly.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2026
Cameras on Zond 8 captured stunning views of the Earth and moon, recreating the iconic Earthrise views seen by Apollo 8 astronauts two years earlier in 1968.

— Tariq Malik, Space.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of recreating

Verb

The women’s basketball team recently faced off against the Atlanta Dream in game three of the WNBA Finals, continuing a whirlwind season for the league’s most valuable franchise.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
There is little benefit in continuing to pay for an old version of your life.

— Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of continuing

Verb

After resurrecting iconic consoles like the 2600 and Mattel’s Intellivision, Atari is relaunching one of the brand’s personal computers that originally debuted 43 years ago.

— Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 8 Oct. 2026
Madonna has spent her career borrowing, referencing, resurrecting and reinventing, but never at the expense of distinctly looking and feeling like herself.

— Sadie Kargman, Allure, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of resurrecting

Verb

Rather than replicating the formula of an international luxury chain, Elegance has built its reputation on intimate hotels that celebrate Vietnamese hospitality, thoughtful design, and sense of place.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
His work is crisp, playful, and nostalgic, replicating the exact fonts and presentations of centuries-old stylings for businesses and public parks alike.

— Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 21 Oct. 2026

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