as in to repair
to put into good shape or working order again
asked my neighbor to help me recondition the old tractor for use on the family farm
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Recent Examples of recondition
Trains roll into the facilities, where they are disassembled, reconditioned to near-factory specifications, and then sent back out into a railroad that functions as New York’s vascular system, pumping more than a billion riders across 345 million miles each year, 24 hours a day, every day.
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David Waldstein, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2024
Funding models have evolved, money for renovations has started to flow, and thousands of apartments have already been reconditioned.
—Curbed, 9 Jan. 2024
Macallan also worked with Sotheby’s to recondition the capsule of the most recent Valerio Adami bottle to go up for sale.
—Mark Littler, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
Before the sale, the distillery’s staffers carefully reconditioned the bottle by replacing the cork and re-adhering the corners of the label.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2023
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David Waldstein, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2024
Funding models have evolved, money for renovations has started to flow, and thousands of apartments have already been reconditioned.
—Curbed, 9 Jan. 2024
Macallan also worked with Sotheby’s to recondition the capsule of the most recent Valerio Adami bottle to go up for sale.
—Mark Littler, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
Before the sale, the distillery’s staffers carefully reconditioned the bottle by replacing the cork and re-adhering the corners of the label.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recondition
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For now, locals will be repairing the damage—and wondering what is in store for them.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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In this filme, based on the novel by Philip Beard, Sink’s Tess tries to repair her relationship with her drug-dealing biological father Nick (Theo Rossi) after the tragic death of her younger half-sister.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
13 Mar. 2025
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And that’s even before Brian Flynn, long-time Burnley resident and legendary former Wrexham manager who effectively rebuilt the club in the 1990s, pops up to say hello.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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Examples of such projects include rebuilding a highway, bridge or railway.—
Albert C. Lin,
The Conversation,
13 Mar. 2025
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Archaeologists began excavating and reconstructing the palace complex in the mid-1970s, including the original stone embankments, water conduit and drainage channel.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
12 Mar. 2025
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Temporal data management allows businesses to track historical changes, reconstruct past states and maintain regulatory records.—
Mohan Kumar,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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This was a frequent chorus from my siblings and me as children, as our grandmother pottered about the kitchen chewing on a stick that looked a bit like sugarcane, fixing a drink brewed with honey and lemon.—
Ranyechi Udemezue,
Vogue,
16 Mar. 2025
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The process of fixing the wall was strange and miraculous.—
Guthrie Scrimgeour,
Rolling Stone,
16 Mar. 2025
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“Recondition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recondition. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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