renovate
verb (used with object)
to restore to good condition; make new or as if new again; repair.
have been renovating
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present perfect progressiveof renovate.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Paul and Lorenze, both 28, immersed themselves in their nearly-married life last month when they listed their own properties to buy a Connecticut mansion, which they have been renovating since they closed on it.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 26, 2026
After excavating the vehicle last April, a group of volunteers have been renovating the craft.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2022
In recent years, house flippers have been renovating homes and slapping on million-dollar price tags.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2022
In the yard of the 1905 farmhouse they have been renovating with a rehab loan, you will find two chickens, two dogs and two rough-and-tumble boys ages 4 and 1.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 28, 2020
They have been renovating my father's large workroom.
From Imaginary Portraits by Walter Pater
