restore
verb (used with object)
to bring back into existence, use, or the like; reestablish.
restorer
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a word derived from
restore.
Example Sentences
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One of the leader’s admirers, a restorer working on a fresco at Rome’s Basilica of San Lorenzo in Lucina, etched her likeness onto the face of an angel holding up a map of Italy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026
The restorer also told the paper that he had indeed painted the figure to resemble Meloni after initially denying it.
From Barron's ● Feb. 4, 2026
If contact is suspected, trail restorer Blaker recommends treating it like poison oak and scrubbing the affected skin with a degreaser.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 5, 2025
Chief restorer Dr Roberta Prisco spent Tuesday this week trying to stop an arch from collapsing.
From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2024
One restorer screwed the tusks in upside down, like the fangs of a saber-toothed cat, which gave it a satisfyingly aggressive aspect.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
