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as in repetition
the act of saying or doing over again a campaign season that witnessed the endless renewal of the same stupid charges and countercharges

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as in revival
the act or an instance of bringing something back to life, public attention, or vigorous activity roller-skating experienced a major renewal after the introduction of in-line skates

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Recent Examples of renewal The charity’s story suggests that renewal does not always require massive institutions or charismatic billionaires. Jason Phillips, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025 Last Wednesday, EverPass announced its renewals with the league’s streaming media partners, giving commercial establishments access to Netflix for its Christmas games, Prime Video for Thursday Night Football and the Black Friday game, and Peacock for its exclusive matchup in late December. Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 10 Sep. 2025 Without a renewal, Clean and Prosperous California estimates allowance prices will remain at their minimum, sacrificing billions in revenue, and the state will have significant difficulty reaching its climate goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions to 40% below 1990 levels by 2030. Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 10 Sep. 2025 Hit the comments with your reactions to the Overcompensating renewal news! Claire Franken, TVLine, 10 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for renewal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for renewal
Noun
  • In fact, the seals landed in the same statistical range as nursery rhymes, where repetition and predictability help a message carry and be remembered.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Try these exercises and gradually progress them by adding more resistance, sets, and repetitions over time.
    Jakob Roze, Health, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • For a taste of the club’s revival, scroll on for our favorite Studio 54 beauty looks.
    Essence, Essence, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Not nostalgia, but recognition Consumers are not indulging in a retro revival for novelty’s sake.
    Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • According to the research the solutions include having stored payment credentials (card-on-file) to reduce friction and encourage repeat purchases.
    Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Let’s call this a repeat of December’s fixture last season.
    Carl Anka, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Perhaps Daniel Jones has a resurgence.
    Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Kors led the harem pants resurgence with his show at Manhattan’s Terminal Warehouse on Thursday.
    Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Watch live local and out of market games and (with the premium subscription) replays.
    Chris Morris, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
  • That replay showed it multiple times throughout the game to remind fans.
    Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But thanks to Vrabel and because of Maye, the Patriots are ready for rebirth.
    Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
  • If season 9 was about survival, season 10 feels like rebirth.
    Shelby Stewart, Essence, 28 Aug. 2025

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“Renewal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/renewal. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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