as in refurbishment
the act or an instance of bringing something damaged or worn back to its original state
When the restoration was complete, the decades-old building looked almost as good as it had when it was new.
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Preservation Chicago is looking to get the house out of foreclosure and sell it to an owner that would commit to its restoration.
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Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
The big picture: More than 300,000 customers were without power at 6am after rainstorms bringing wind gusts passed through Dallas-Fort Worth.
Winds up to 60 mph continued throughout the day, slowing power restoration.
—Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 4 Mar. 2025
The Corps’ biggest job in Florida is Everglades restoration, an ongoing multibillion-dollar effort that is the largest environmental restoration project in the world.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025
The castle went through extensive demolitions and restorations during the Napoleonic wars and at the end of the 19th century.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 1 Mar. 2025
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Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
The big picture: More than 300,000 customers were without power at 6am after rainstorms bringing wind gusts passed through Dallas-Fort Worth.
Winds up to 60 mph continued throughout the day, slowing power restoration.
—Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 4 Mar. 2025
The Corps’ biggest job in Florida is Everglades restoration, an ongoing multibillion-dollar effort that is the largest environmental restoration project in the world.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025
The castle went through extensive demolitions and restorations during the Napoleonic wars and at the end of the 19th century.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 1 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for restoration
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“Restoration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restoration. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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