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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
It was renewed for Season 2 two months later, but didn’t return until this January, nearly three full years after its debut.
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Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 21 Mar. 2025
This incident has renewed debate on immigration enforcement, with some former ICE agents claiming that sanctuary policies enable such scams by fostering distrust between immigrant communities and law enforcement.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
The previous waiver expired Saturday and the U.S. Department of State did not renew it, the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad said in a statement.
—arkansasonline.com, 10 Mar. 2025
The eight-episode second season of XO, Kitty premiered two weeks before The Recruit’s second installment and the series was renewed for Season 3 a month later after netting an impressive 27.1 million views in its first three weeks.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 9 Mar. 2025
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Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 21 Mar. 2025
This incident has renewed debate on immigration enforcement, with some former ICE agents claiming that sanctuary policies enable such scams by fostering distrust between immigrant communities and law enforcement.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
The previous waiver expired Saturday and the U.S. Department of State did not renew it, the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad said in a statement.
—arkansasonline.com, 10 Mar. 2025
The eight-episode second season of XO, Kitty premiered two weeks before The Recruit’s second installment and the series was renewed for Season 3 a month later after netting an impressive 27.1 million views in its first three weeks.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 9 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for renew
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The movement also serves as a positional breathing exercise that leverages breathwork to restore alignment and alleviate compensatory tension.—
Dana Santas,
CNN,
12 Mar. 2025
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This is part of a larger initiative to restore a particular and nostalgic vision of American culture.—
Harvey Young,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2025
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Comments The story of Natalia Grace continues to captivate us, first as an Investigation Discovery docuseries and now as a Hulu drama, Good American Family, starring Ellen Pompeo and Mark Duplass.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
22 Mar. 2025
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As this powerful technology increasingly permeates law enforcement and private security operations, fundamental questions about privacy, consent and algorithmic bias continue to dominate public discourse.—
Lars Daniel,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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The Trump administration has revived almost every negative stereotype that Europeans have about Americans: too loud, too brash, too big.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
16 Mar. 2025
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Scientists have already revived 30,000-year-old viruses from permafrost in Siberia—ones that were still infectious, though only to amoebas.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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The sea of ardent fans answered his call to repeat his tagline, too.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
15 Mar. 2025
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Republican leaders’ adoption of talking points on Ukraine that repeat Russian disinformation is just one example of how abandoning values abroad threatens democracy at home.—
Mark Sandy,
TIME,
14 Mar. 2025
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Odds and futures refresh periodically and are subject to change, including on props and live betting.—
Jay Ginsbach,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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Luckily, there are some great curators out there with their own physical and virtual shops that regularly refresh their collections with wedding-worthy pieces.—
Shelby Wax,
Vogue,
19 Mar. 2025
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The ceasefire had brought some relief to Gaza and allowed hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians to resume to what remained of their homes.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2025
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Minutes after the horn sounded and The Players Championship resumed play after a four-hour rain delay, Rory McIlroy found himself with a comfortable three-shot lead over tour journeyman J.J. Spaun and rest of the field.—
Gabby Herzig,
The Athletic,
17 Mar. 2025
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But attempts to resurrect the Leviathan finally came to fruition in the late 1990s.—
Danny Robb,
JSTOR Daily,
15 Mar. 2025
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An analog for the development of such an inland body of water occurred in early 2023 after rainwater from subsequent atmospheric rivers breached levees and berms to resurrect Tulare Lake (known as Pa’ashi to the Tachi Yokut Tribe).—
Priya Shukla,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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But the seven-time world champion was unable to replicate that performance in qualifying as McLaren’s Piastri secured his maiden pole with Hamilton qualifying fifth.—
Luke Smith,
The Athletic,
22 Mar. 2025
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Mentorship, professional development, and spontaneous idea-sharing are harder to replicate in virtual settings.—
Jason Wingard,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Renew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/renew. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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