renewed

American  

[ri-nood, -nyood] / rɪˈnud, -ˈnyud /

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
• renewedly adverb
• unrenewed adjective

Etymology

Origin of renewed

renew ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Chuck in a strong earnings season, with average S&P 500 profit growth projected at 13%, and renewed confidence in artificial intelligence after OpenAI’s latest mega funding round External link and the mood music seems good.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

The Artemis II mission is part of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s renewed push to return American astronauts to the moon’s surface.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Lilly “is making a disciplined move into next-generation sleep pharmacology that fills a clear portfolio gap and signals renewed confidence in CNS innovation,” RBC Capital Markets analyst Trung Huynh told investors.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

Speaking to reporters at a press conference at Heathrow Airport, he said a renewed deal "wouldn't make any difference".

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Critics claimed the fair extinguished the Chicago School of architecture, an indigenous vernacular, and replaced it with a renewed devotion to obsolete classical styles.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

Related Words

• revived