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
Funding models have evolved, money for renovations has started to flow, and thousands of apartments have already been reconditioned.
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Curbed, 9 Jan. 2024
Macallan also worked with Sotheby’s to recondition the capsule of the most recent Valerio Adami bottle to go up for sale.
—Mark Littler, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
Before the sale, the distillery’s staffers carefully reconditioned the bottle by replacing the cork and re-adhering the corners of the label.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2023
As the ubiquity of e-bikes has grown, so has the frequency of fires and deaths blamed on the batteries that power them — sparking a push to better regulate how the batteries are manufactured, sold, reconditioned, charged and stored.
—Bobby Caina Calvan, Fortune, 27 July 2023
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This is probably due to the city trying to repair or add to the municipal water infrastructure.—
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Darcey Silva has arrived at the 90 Day couple’s retreat as her twin sister Stacey tries to repair her relationship with husband Florian.—
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That can exacerbate pricing pressures already expected as the Los Angeles community rebuilds in the wake of last month’s wildfires.—
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Hibino’s firm rebuilt a kindergarten in Fukushima following the disastrous 2011 earthquake that claimed over 18,000 lives and caused the meltdown of three nuclear power reactors.—
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But to reconstruct past climate events, researchers in the field of historical climatology go beyond these natural indicators to examine those of society: the records and everyday-life reports of people who lived in those times.—
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Doctors had to reconstruct it with metal plates, screws and rods.—
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Congress and the new administration have the power to fix the child care crisis.—
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Kinsey, however, did not believe identity was easily fixed or categorized and often, instead, spoke about behaviors.—
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“Recondition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recondition. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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