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

Today, as we shout with joy that Christ is risen, let us pray and call with renewed urgency for an end to the violence and destruction in the Middle East and the Gulf.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Moreno could feel that love too, with a renewed commitment to the excellence the Angels he displayed in his first decade as owner.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

This week, as the crew of four astronauts lifted off to the moon for the first time in 54 years, they renewed the hopes of a ravaged nation.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

Airline stocks were falling amid renewed worries about rising fuel costs, and how that could eventually hurt travel demand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

“Actually, it was half the school board, and you weren’t really fired, but your contract wasn’t renewed for next year.”

From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine

Related Words

• revived