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as in to restore
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 to continue
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 to revive
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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Recent Examples of renew
By the end of the day’s collective action, locals had renewed hope for a resolution.
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Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 8 Jan. 2026
It was announced at the premiere that The Pitt was renewed for a third season, as Wyle spoke about his long-term vision for the show.
—Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 8 Jan. 2026
That’s because January 7 marks the end of a year-long moratorium that had barred insurance companies from canceling or non-renewing residential policies in zip codes in and around the fire zones.
—Kyung Lah, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026
The show premiered to instant acclaim, winning five 2025 Emmy Awards, and has already been renewed for a third season.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
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Power has since been restored, but some services are still limited.—
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The projects included restoring two bread ovens at a bakery destroyed by Russian warfare, and purchasing a delivery van so that bread could reach more people.—
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As new products and innovations hit the market and her solo travels continue, she's curated quite the arsenal of safety devices and accessories.—
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Tensions mount in Minneapolis Hundreds of people took to the streets of Minneapolis to protest within hours of Good’s death and demonstrations have continued to swell in the ensuing days.—
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Barnes & Noble will open four new bookstores in the Chicago area by summertime, including a flagship location downtown on State Street, part of a national move to revive its brick-and-mortar retail presence.—
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An effort to set that up stalled in the California legislature last year, but there's a growing pressure to revive something like it.—
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Running backs with 300-plus touches the previous season don’t generally repeat that volume the following season.—
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He was also asked to repeat back numbers, complete basic math equations, and memorize a collection of words that were revisited at the end of the test.—
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Amazon’s home shop is hosting under-the-radar deals on duvet inserts to refresh your bedroom without spending too much.—
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A lot of us are excited to refresh our spaces in the new year.—
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Giddey has resumed some off-ball activities such as stop-and-start sprints, but coach Billy Donovan said he hasn’t been cleared for a full slate of cutting, running and sprinting.—
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Fox then resumed workouts and added 15 pounds of muscle, growing to 205.—
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Can some late-career playoff magic resurrect that value?—
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Afterward, the situation in Iran only got worse, and now Tehran seeks to stanch the bleeding by resurrecting him again.—
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Mpro, an enzyme that allows SARS-CoV-2 to replicate in host cells, holds structural similarities.—
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Such observations can be replicated in the lab.—
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“Renew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/renew. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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