RENOVATING Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

renovating

verb

present participle of renovate

as in repairing

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 renovating Bordelon already had experience renovating and reselling apartments as a hobby, and Slocum had been saving up to buy his own apartment. — Sophie Caldwell,valentina Duarte, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026 In the eight years since, Brent Buck Architects has built its name renovating town houses across the borough. — Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 22 Oct. 2026 The backstory The Serras Collection has spent six years creating the hotel, renovating the different buildings that have come together to create this gem. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026 She was hired to do the promotional photography and run social media for the show, and soon enough, the two were renovating a home of their own. — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026 Weeks later, one of the officers who discovered his body took possession of the property unlawfully and spent years renovating and impersonating him, according to investigators and police documents. — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2026 Meanwhile, Brigham’s parent, Mass General Brigham, has launched its own rival cancer institute and is constructing new buildings and renovating other spaces to compete. — Marin Wolf — Boston Globe, STAT, 20 Oct. 2026 During the hearing, which ended without a decision, Reyes chastised the government attorneys, who had previously told the court that renovating the links was still in its conceptual stage. — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 19 Oct. 2026 Right now, Mana is renovating several buildings along the corridor. — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026

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Kleeb said the decision to back Osborn is part of a long-term goal, which includes repairing the damage to the Democratic brand in a redder state like Nebraska.

— Barbara Sprunt, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026
However, at Levi’s, he was limited to repairing the brand’s own garments, despite growing consumer demand for repairs to other products and interest from other brands in offering repair services.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of repairing

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The award marks a new era for the local group, which is rebuilding after losing steam during the pandemic.

— Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026
The new prime minister is rebuilding ties with the European Union and Ukraine but plans to keep Hungary’s strict migration policies and opposes fast-tracking Ukraine’s EU membership.

— Justin Spike, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of rebuilding

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Frustration is also growing over what is seen as Haitian authorities’ reluctance to get their house in order, from tackling corruption to fixing its judiciary.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
Security patches for the PHP programming language, widely used to build websites and web apps, have rolled out today, with the goal of fixing two critical vulnerabilities that could wreak havoc on the internet if left unchecked.

— Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 21 Oct. 2026

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Frost likens the distinction between conserving a kitchen in place and reconstructing one in a museum to the difference between a musical instrument still being played and one only on display.

— Tara Anne Dalbow, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2026
After plowing away at the problem for a while, Claude reportedly discovered the game was reconstructing the scene's lighting on every frame, even when nothing changed, resulting in heavy CPU usage.

— Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 19 Oct. 2026

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