as in to repair
to put into good shape or working order again
asked my neighbor to help me recondition the old tractor for use on the family farm
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Recent Examples of recondition
The other noteworthy change to All In, All Covered is that the Axiom helmets must be reconditioned every two years.
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Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2025
The helmets can be reconditioned to allow multiple players to wear them throughout their lifetimes, typically five to 10 years, depending on maintenance and wear-and-tear.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 28 Jan. 2025
Unfortunately, many wind up being reconditioned to some degree and sold to unsuspecting consumers.
—Jim Gorzelany, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
Trains roll into the facilities, where they are disassembled, reconditioned to near-factory specifications, and then sent back out into a railroad that functions as New York’s vascular system, pumping more than a billion riders across 345 million miles each year, 24 hours a day, every day.
—David Waldstein, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2024
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Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2025
The helmets can be reconditioned to allow multiple players to wear them throughout their lifetimes, typically five to 10 years, depending on maintenance and wear-and-tear.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 28 Jan. 2025
Unfortunately, many wind up being reconditioned to some degree and sold to unsuspecting consumers.
—Jim Gorzelany, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
Trains roll into the facilities, where they are disassembled, reconditioned to near-factory specifications, and then sent back out into a railroad that functions as New York’s vascular system, pumping more than a billion riders across 345 million miles each year, 24 hours a day, every day.
—David Waldstein, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recondition
Verb
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By early 1922, the bridge was repaired and fully covered, with a walkway added in the 1940s.—
Gary Stoller,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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The relationship Miami Dolphins star wide receiver Tyreek Hill has with his teammates isn’t one that will be repaired overnight — or even over an offseason.—
David Furones,
Sun Sentinel,
23 July 2025
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That no longer exists today and cannot be easily or quickly rebuilt.—
MARGARET MACMILLAN,
Foreign Affairs,
21 July 2025
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The actress appears to be rebuilding her confidence and finding it after her divorce.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
21 July 2025
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The doc reconstructs the 2009 murder of indigenous activist Javier Chocobar, leader of the Chuschagasta indigenous community in northern Argentina by a white landowner.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
23 July 2025
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Visitors can explore the fort, which is a replica of the original and is one of few forts reconstructed to its actual size.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
22 July 2025
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The reality is, though, that no one player or one roster move is going to fix this stretch.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
26 July 2025
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Raising $2 million, members hired an architect, replaced the roof, restored rooms, and fixed the electricity and plumbing over the course of four years.—
Damenica Ellis
July 25,
Charlotte Observer,
25 July 2025
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“Recondition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recondition. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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