renovate
verb (used with object)
to restore to good condition; make new or as if new again; repair.
was renovating
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past progressiveof renovate.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Maniya suspects that if he told anyone in his circles he was building, they’d think he was renovating his kitchen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026
A man who was renovating his wine cellar in Austria has made an extraordinary discovery.
From BBC ● May 22, 2024
Home Theater When I was renovating the home that I’m in now, one of the things I really wanted was a really good home theater.
From New York Times ● Oct. 25, 2022
One year, the school was renovating the gym floor but didn’t synchronize the work with the start of the team’s practice schedule, so the Peacocks began their season working out at a high school gym.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2022
Sapo believed in Bodega because he knew other reasons why Bodega was renovating the neighborhood.
From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez
