RECONDITION Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

recondition

verb

ˌrē-kən-ˈdi-shən

Definition of recondition

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 All-Star point guard Dejounte Murray (return to competition reconditioning) did not play for the first game of a back-to-back (New Orleans plays at Phoenix on Friday). — CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026 The ship was raised in 1869 and reconditioned. — Anders Hagstrom, FOXNews.com, 16 Feb. 2026 While fans wait for the ice to be reconditioned before the start of the women's speedskating 500-meter final, Bach, the IOC president from 2013-25, was interviewed by an in-arena public-address announcer. — Sean Nevin, NBC news, 15 Feb. 2026 The ship was raised in 1869, and reconditioned. — Todd Richmond, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for recondition

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The foods were moved to the walk-in cooler and a work order placed to repair the refrigerator.

— NWA Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
Nothing would lure them back to repair the fracture; not a 1998 tribute record, nor a £2 million reunion offer.

— Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of repair

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If your team can’t reconstruct what the agent saw and did in March, the auditor can’t either.

— Jacqueline DeStefano-Tangorra, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
From these fragments of intelligence, scientists reconstructed journeys that took place largely beyond their view.

— Amy L. Scarpignato, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of reconstruct

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The reality is that organizing alone can’t fix a system stacked against us.

— Liz Shuler, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Gass said the company acted fast to fix this by putting more inventory behind popular trends such as low-rise jeans, stepping up marketing to boost customer traffic and improving store and digital checkout rates.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026

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