redevelopment
Americannoun
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the act or process of redeveloping.
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an often publicly financed rebuilding of an urban residential or commercial section in decline.
Etymology
Origin of redevelopment
First recorded in 1870–75; re- + development
Example Sentences
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He called the redevelopment his last hope, then took it back.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
In May 2025, the cinema was declared an Asset of Community Value by Westminster City Council, which grants it additional protections from redevelopment.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
It was favourite spot for poet John Betjeman, who once gave an impassioned speech in defence of the restaurant when it was under threat of redevelopment.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
The National Park Service maintained that the work was part of a restoration plan dating to 2019, before Trump’s proposed redevelopment.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026
Archaeologists today must learn what they can when some parcel of land is briefly exposed by redevelopment.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
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