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restoration

noun

Definition of restoration

as in refurbishment

the act or an instance of bringing something damaged or worn back to its original state When the restoration was complete, the decades-old building looked almost as good as it had when it was new.

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Recent Examples of restoration Once a circuit is cleared for inspection, restoration typically takes up to 8 hours. — Julie Sharp, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 Yuba County had 137 customers still without power near Camptonville, where PG&E listed a Friday afternoon restoration estimate. — Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026 The program supports maintenance and restoration, helping keep older vehicles on the road. — Chris Hardesty, AJC.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Aiming to protect what’s left of its buildings and monuments is a converted Volkswagen Crafter—the ARK III, a mobile 3D-scanning lab that creates digital twins of sacred and historical structures for future restoration. — Chris Stokel-Walker, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for restoration

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The upscale outdoor mall survived the Palisades fire, but needed refurbishment to eliminate any potential contaminants from the blaze.

— Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
Lime Wood opened as a hotel in 2009 before undergoing a £30 million refurbishment in 2019.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of refurbishment

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Most of the zoo's budget goes toward caring for its animals and paying staff, leaving limited funding for projects such as the entrance renovation.

— James Taylor, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
Outdoor micro-rooms are the organizing idea behind the way designers and homeowners are planning yards in 2026, and the trend has reshaped where renovation dollars go.

— Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of renovation

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The reconstruction was made trickier, however, by the fact that the crew weren’t allowed to take photographs inside Downing Street and there aren’t diagrams online.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026
Initially seen as provocative, the bra actually serves the purpose of affirming women who have gotten breast reconstruction surgery after a mastectomy, Grede said.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of reconstruction

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Flynn McGuire, a physical rehabilitation doctor at the University of Utah and an author of the review, said anecdotes about people having miraculous recoveries are even less reliable.

— Amy Maxmen, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
What readers are saying The comments reflect a strong appreciation for a story about the rescue and rehabilitation of an owl, highlighting human kindness and compassion.

— Sydney Page, Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2026

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