renewed

[ri-nood, -nyood]

adjective

1. resumed, revived, or reestablished.

   After years of failed talks, people reacted skeptically to a declaration of renewed negotiations between the opposing factions.

2. made effective for an additional period.

   Members of the Elementary Teachers' Federation have now been without a renewed contract since August of last year.

3. restored, refreshed, or replenished.

   We have work to do to save this planet; let us continue with renewed vigor.

4. made, said, or done again or afresh; repeated.

   There were not enough Soviet forces on the Finnish front for a renewed assault.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of renew.

Other Word Forms

• renewedly adverb
• quasi-renewed adjective
• unrenewed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of renewed¹

renew ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Following the report, the relay coaches’ contracts weren’t renewed.

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That will prompt the ECB into renewed cuts to interest rates, he said.

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Sanger’s renewed criticism helped push Wikipedia back into the spotlight this past week at a time when the nation’s most august institutions are under pressure for the messages they put into the world.

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The popular American period drama is often credited with sparking renewed interest in whiskey and classic cocktails like the Old Fashioned.

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Hamas has also renewed its demand for a timeline for Israel’s withdrawal from Gaza and is seeking clarification regarding the formation of an international peacekeeping force for the enclave, including its mandate and deployment plan.

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