1
: the act or process of renewing : repetition
2
: the quality or state of being renewed
3
: something (such as a subscription to a magazine) renewed
4
: something used for renewing
specifically
: an expenditure that betters existing fixed assets
5
: the rebuilding of a large area (as of a city) by a public authority
Examples of renewal in a Sentence
The lease calls for yearly renewals.
License renewals can be done online.
You can get a 10 percent savings on subscription renewals.
High fuel prices have led to a renewal of interest in electric cars.
She uses flowers in her art as symbols of rebirth and renewal.
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No one at the hearing spoke in favor of granting the permit renewal.
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Doug Thompson, arkansasonline.com, 28 Feb. 2025
Those statements could perhaps be taken as the Ballon d’Or runner up once more pledging his future to Madrid, amid rumors that he might be tempted to take a lucrative offer to play in Saudi Arabia while also still yet to put pen to paper on a contract renewal at the Bernabeu.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
The Media and Democracy Project had petitioned for a hearing on the license renewal, arguing that the Dominion defamation case had raised questions of the character of Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch told hold a broadcast license.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 27 Feb. 2025
This collection references second chances, renewal, and intentional healing, both for individuals and communities, according to the designer.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 26 Feb. 2025
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Doug Thompson, arkansasonline.com, 28 Feb. 2025
Those statements could perhaps be taken as the Ballon d’Or runner up once more pledging his future to Madrid, amid rumors that he might be tempted to take a lucrative offer to play in Saudi Arabia while also still yet to put pen to paper on a contract renewal at the Bernabeu.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
The Media and Democracy Project had petitioned for a hearing on the license renewal, arguing that the Dominion defamation case had raised questions of the character of Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch told hold a broadcast license.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 27 Feb. 2025
This collection references second chances, renewal, and intentional healing, both for individuals and communities, according to the designer.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 26 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for renewal
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“Renewal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/renewal. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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renewal
noun
re·new·al
ri-ˈn(y)ü-əl 
1
: the act of renewing : the state of being renewed
2
: something renewed
3
: the rebuilding of a large area by a public authority
urban renewal
Legal Definition
renewal
noun
re·new·al
ri-ˈnü-əl, -ˈnyü-
1
: the act or process of renewing
a renewal of the copyright
2
: the quality or state of being renewed
3
: something renewed
4
: something used for renewing
specifically
: an expenditure that betters existing fixed assets
5
: the rebuilding of a large area (as of a city) by a public authority
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