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to make improvements or repairs to (something, such as a building)
They are refurbishing the old house. They sell refurbished computers.
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Recent Examples of refurbished
David Szondy, New Atlas, 4 Jan. 2025
Its flagship, the eponymous three-mast sailing yacht, is now the smallest in the 13-ship fleet and was fully refurbished in 2022.
—Ryan McCarthy, Saveur, 2 Jan. 2025
The club museum will move permanently to the city centre in 2026-27, and Dick’s Bar will move to the north concourse which will be refurbished in the summer of 2025.
—Andy Naylor, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
They have been rebuilt by the 19th-century architect who refurbished Notre-Dame, Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, and have been decorated by the notices for plays since the summer theater festival began in the city soon after World War II.
—Catherine Porter, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
His fresh ideas are on display at the brand’s new boutique on Harrods’ refurbished first floor, near Brunello Cucinelli, Hermès and Ralph Lauren, and there are plans to roll out the format to other stores worldwide.
—Samantha Conti, WWD, 19 Dec. 2024
The outlook for Russia’s defense capacity will also depend on whether its economy is running flat out and the defense sector has already maximized production or if there is still room for production to increase as new and refurbished plants and facilities come online.
—Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 18 Dec. 2024
It was previously featured in Holiday Inn, and the set was refurbished for White Christmas.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
However, those rockets return to platforms out at sea and need to be towed back to land and refurbished over a course of weeks.
—Jason Thomson, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Dec. 2024
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First built to carry cruise missiles, it had since been refurbished as a super-secret underwater spy ship.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 4 Jan. 2025
Its flagship, the eponymous three-mast sailing yacht, is now the smallest in the 13-ship fleet and was fully refurbished in 2022.
—Ryan McCarthy, Saveur, 2 Jan. 2025
The club museum will move permanently to the city centre in 2026-27, and Dick’s Bar will move to the north concourse which will be refurbished in the summer of 2025.
—Andy Naylor, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
They have been rebuilt by the 19th-century architect who refurbished Notre-Dame, Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, and have been decorated by the notices for plays since the summer theater festival began in the city soon after World War II.
—Catherine Porter, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
His fresh ideas are on display at the brand’s new boutique on Harrods’ refurbished first floor, near Brunello Cucinelli, Hermès and Ralph Lauren, and there are plans to roll out the format to other stores worldwide.
—Samantha Conti, WWD, 19 Dec. 2024
The outlook for Russia’s defense capacity will also depend on whether its economy is running flat out and the defense sector has already maximized production or if there is still room for production to increase as new and refurbished plants and facilities come online.
—Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 18 Dec. 2024
It was previously featured in Holiday Inn, and the set was refurbished for White Christmas.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
However, those rockets return to platforms out at sea and need to be towed back to land and refurbished over a course of weeks.
—Jason Thomson, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Refurbished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refurbished. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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