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

Speaking to reporters at a press conference at Heathrow Airport, he said a renewed deal "wouldn't make any difference".

From BBC

Meanwhile, cemetery spaces are limited and only come with a temporary lease which must be renewed every 20 years.

From BBC

Relief floods through me, as does a renewed anxiety that makes my legs feel mushy.

From Literature

In the midst of such natural splendor, he felt a renewed shame in his own ugliness.

From Literature

Pharmaceutical stocks are drawing renewed attention as investors look for areas of the market that can hold up in a more uncertain environment.

From Barron's

Related Words

• revived