RENEWALS Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

renewals

noun

plural of renewal

as in repetitions

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 revivals

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 renewals Jackson Health signed its first contract with Solano in 2016, for $819,060 – a three-year agreement with renewals. — Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026 This could happen in many ways, including through routine reviews for these programs, such as Medicaid renewals or housing program reviews, or reported changes in medical status or insurance coverage. — Jeff Berry, STAT, 21 Aug. 2026 The civil penalties won’t be elevated to criminal charges, and the Department of Motor Vehicles will not withhold the registration renewals of vehicles caught on the cameras. — Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026 Cobblestone failed to provide proper disclosures for trial periods, notices of automatic renewals, terms of the monthly membership and simple cancellation options for subscribers, according to state officials. — Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 20 Aug. 2026 All intergovernmental agreements approved were renewals of prior agreements. — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026 Disney is suing the FCC over the agency's examination of license renewals for some stations. — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026 In April, the FCC ordered Disney’s television stations to file their broadcast license renewals ahead of schedule. — Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Aug. 2026 The network’s legal team wrote that the pressures on The View have had an impact on the show’s editorial choices, out of fear of jeopardizing station renewals. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2026

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Which surface, which model build, logged in or out, which region, how many repetitions per prompt, how variance is handled.

— Jason Goldberg, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Do this across the length of a yoga mat and back for 20 repetitions.

— Andee Tagle, NPR, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of repetitions

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And when the Stray Cats and the Blasters brought their rockabilly revivals to the mainstream in the Eighties, the Cramps were just too weird and nasty for primetime.

— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026
And in the nineteenth century, religious revivals, the labor movement, African American communities, and other popular movements organized circles that fused reading with collective action.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of revivals

Noun

Don’t expect too many repeats here; Turner bakes with the seasons, with interesting flavor combos.

— The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026
Sexuality and identity become intertwined, while the complexity of a person is reduced to categories that culture, including cinema, repeats.

— Callum McLennan, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of repeats

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And after several resurgences on the the runways, the trend has only grown stronger over the years.

— Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 12 Aug. 2026
Dungeon makes wise use of Watt, a pop and rock Swiss Army Knife who’s increasingly in demand among rock octogenarians after his work on latter-day resurgences and returns to form for Iggy Pop, Ozzy Osbourne, Pearl Jam, and Elton John.

— Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 4 June 2026

Definition of resurgences

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Slow-motion replays showed the Argentine striker using his hand to punch the ball past goalkeeper Peter Shilton, but the referee didn’t see the foul.

— George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
After 68 minutes against Everton, Chadi Riad attempted to prevent Thierno Barry from shooting only for his right knee to buckle, appearing on replays to almost remove itself from its socket.

— Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of replays

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Still, it’s been 10 years since the wordmark was updated, and in the current fruit fly life cycle of frenzied tech rebirths, that’s almost staid.

— Aurich Lawson, ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2026
Buddhists believe that previous interventions, such as prayers, rituals and meditative practice, could still be beneficial in providing better rebirths or positive karmic effects.

— Jue Liang, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2026

Definition of rebirths

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The law, in its multiple iterations, serves as a fulcrum between the privacy expectations of citizens and the national security interests of the federal government.

— Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Aug. 2026
But first the focus is on product iterations and communication with users.

— Jennifer Maas, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026

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