refurbishment

noun

Definition of refurbishmentnext
as in rehabilitation

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for refurbishment
  1. rehabilitation
  2. restoration
  3. reclamation
  4. reconstruction
  5. rehab
Noun
  • Since its inception, more than 1,000 students have participated, working with lawyers to outline the full scope of a person’s life, from the circumstances of their crimes to their rehabilitation.
    Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Patients showed immediate improvement to their mobility when the deep brain stimulation was switched on during rehabilitation.
    Michael Irving, New Atlas, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of rehabilitation
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  • This announcement follows other similar measures related to Native Americans, including Biden's restoration of sacred lands in Utah previously reduced in size under the President-elect Donald Trump's first administration.
    Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • However, a whole-home restoration after a major fire can cost up to $72,300.
    Ryan Barone, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of restoration
Noun
  • Symbols of Identity, Then and Now With this new Anglo-Saxon order, Puerto Ricans were determined to affirm a distinct national identity, like through the reclamation of the jibaro, a term for someone from the campo (countryside) who practices traditional farming, as a true Boricuasymbol.
    Damaly Gonzalez, ARTnews.com, 26 Nov. 2024
  • With Beyoncé and Pharrell leading the charge, Americana fashion has also played an important role in liberals’ reclamation of patriotism from the far right.
    Sam Reed, Glamour, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of reclamation
Noun
  • The venue was a cinema, built in the 1940s, now renovated and turned into an events space, an example, so to speak, of creative reconstruction.
    Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 13 Dec. 2024
  • With Assad gone and Iran weakened, new commercial routes, reconstruction opportunities, and trade corridors beckon.
    Guney Yildiz, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of reconstruction
Noun
  • The hospital arranged to send her to a rehab center.
    TJ Hutchinson, The Denver Post, 15 Dec. 2024
  • Meanwhile, Megan, who suffered multiple injuries, including a broken foot and vertebra, spent three weeks in the ICU and then was transferred to a rehab facility, according to the report.
    David Chiu, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of rehab
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