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• past participle of renew.
• past tense form of renew.

renewed

American  

[ri-nood, -nyood] / rɪˈnud, -ˈnjud /

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.

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verb

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

Other Word Forms

• quasi-renewed
  adjective
• unrenewed
  adjective
• renewedly
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of renewed

renew ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

renewed

Christodoulides, however, insisted that the renewed talks were not contingent on confidence-building.

From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026

—The dollar eased slightly amid uncertainty over the U.S.-Iran conflict and following renewed calls for interest-rate cuts from Trump.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

The Welsh government said: "We are determined to bring renewed focus to the second home issue and work with local authorities to review the effectiveness of existing measures."

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

Newsom faced renewed criticism for the affair during the 2018 governor’s race amid a larger reckoning over sexual misconduct in politics, corporate America and Hollywood.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

“You were not thinking about us when you got her pregnant,” Olanna said, before she could help herself; she hated the malice in her tone, the renewed resentment she felt.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Related Words

• revived