RENEWING Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

renewing

verb

present participle of renew

as in restoring

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 resuming

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 reviving

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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as in repeating

to make or do again I can only renew my offer to help—it's up to them to accept it

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Recent Examples of renewing AutoGov takes care of regular tasks like renewing licenses, paying bills, and booking routine health appointments. — Inzamam Rashid, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026 Cable and telco giant Rogers Communications recently chose against renewing the broadcast of Saturday night National Hockey League games on the CBC, a Hockey Night in Canada tradition for the public broadcaster begun in 1952. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026 Homeowners may be wondering if renewing the Detroit Zoo millage will increase their property taxes. — Veronica Ortega, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026 The Oscars are headed to YouTube in 2029, as ABC passed on renewing its rights deal, ending a relationship that dates back to 1961, interrupted only by a five-year return to NBC in the 1970s. — Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026 This has had the effect of renewing interest in Resident Evil at large; according to a report from Game File, six different titles in the game series have sold at least 3 million copies so far this year. — Andrew Webster, The Verge, 11 Oct. 2026 Change the power structure, activists say Grant said the Urban Summit is renewing its focus on KCFD because the problems documented years ago cannot be allowed to continue unchecked. — Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026 If leaders do not know whether employees improve, renewing the program extends that uncertainty rather than resolving it. — Stephen Sokoler, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026 Travelers who regularly opt for the larger 50-page book, however, will lose that option, which could mean renewing more frequently if visas and entry stamps fill the pages before the passport itself expires. — Bailey Berg, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Oct. 2026

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The utility’s outage listings Friday afternoon showed crews patrolling electrical lines in many affected communities, a step toward restoring power once conditions were considered safe.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Kast and Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz plan to discuss trade and border security and sign mining and energy agreements, but restoring full diplomatic relations is not on the agenda.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

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The end of Mulder's 110-ball innings for 29, after resuming on 5, brought in Kyle Verreynne, who was dismissed on 1 three balls later.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
The two valves must then pass one another midway through their strokes, briefly deforming to squeeze past each other before resuming their pumping roles.

— Mike McRae October 12, New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of resuming

Verb

Westlock Village emerged from development purgatory to apply for building permits in late September, reviving a 4-year-old plan to bring 256 homes to the corner of State Street and Ulmer Lane in West Boise.

— Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 16 Oct. 2026
Normalizing an extreme idea But the idea of reviving public executions has, in fact, been openly discussed in more mainstream right-wing circles, beyond the CREC.

— Odette Yousef, NPR, 15 Oct. 2026

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Microbial fibers trap sand particles In this study, scientists used microbial cells that produce cellulose, a naturally occurring biopolymer made of repeating glucose units.

— Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026
Tusk’s warning against repeating other countries’ mistakes reinforces a similar political message.

— Tyler Speicher, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of repeating

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One critical component of getting the time and place to feel right was recreating the ’70s, rather than leaning on a corny pastiche or tired visual clichés.

— William Earl, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
Yamaha was doing it in 1993 with the VL1, mathematically recreating the airflow, reeds, and resonances of saxophones and other acoustic instruments, while Line 6, among others, later applied the same broad idea to guitar amps.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of recreating

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Trump's continuing criticism of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and praise of Putin only give Putin further confidence the United States is not serious about imposing more severe sanctions.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
Dimitris Ampatzidis, maritime risk and compliance manager at Kpler, said the attacks underscored Iran's continuing ability to threaten commercial vessels, with the risks extending beyond oil and gas transportation.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of continuing

Verb

After resurrecting iconic consoles like the 2600 and Mattel’s Intellivision, Atari is relaunching one of the brand’s personal computers that originally debuted 43 years ago.

— Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 8 Oct. 2026
Madonna has spent her career borrowing, referencing, resurrecting and reinventing, but never at the expense of distinctly looking and feeling like herself.

— Sadie Kargman, Allure, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of resurrecting

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The stop is part of the president’s broader swing through traditionally red states, a strategy one Republican source told The Hill is aimed at replicating his presidential election turnout for the midterms.

— The Hill Staff, The Hill, 14 Oct. 2026
The tailoring brand was founded in Osaka in 1954 and got its start replicating Ivy League style.

— Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026

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