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noun

renovation

the act of improving by renewing and restoring

In a sentence

Six example sentences with renovation, each labelled with its topic.

  • The library's renovation stripped forty years of paint from the marble, then added a glass roof over the reading room.

    Architecture

  • Six months of renovation closed the hotel, but the owners recovered the cost within two seasons of higher room rates.

    Business

  • The chapel's renovation revealed a fresco under the whitewash, and conservators spent three years coaxing the colors back.

    Art

  • The arena's renovation added a practice court and new locker rooms, and the team moved back in before the opener.

    Basketball

  • The museum was closed for renovation the week we visited, so we saw the scaffolding and nothing of the collection.

    Travel

  • The couple took a renovation loan against the house, and the new kitchen added more value than it cost.

    Finance

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