as in to remodel
to make different in some way
refashioned my old pair of jeans into a cover for my scrapbook
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Recent Examples of refashion
Pressured by her mother to push humans into violence, Marimba has abandoned her calling, refashioned a bow into an instrument, and gifted humanity with music instead.
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 21 May 2025
In the meantime, Souza had refashioned the story to eliminate the scene—set in a church—in which the shooting occurred.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 20 May 2025
Their nine-month imprisonment presaged an evisceration of human rights in Cambodia by Hun Sen, the longtime leader who refashioned a young democracy into a dictatorial dynasty.
—Sun Narin, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
The streaming potency of the 2014 film helped motivate the decision by Disney to mobilize a Moana streaming series for Disney+, which was then refashioned into a theatrical sequel.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2025
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 21 May 2025
In the meantime, Souza had refashioned the story to eliminate the scene—set in a church—in which the shooting occurred.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 20 May 2025
Their nine-month imprisonment presaged an evisceration of human rights in Cambodia by Hun Sen, the longtime leader who refashioned a young democracy into a dictatorial dynasty.
—Sun Narin, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
The streaming potency of the 2014 film helped motivate the decision by Disney to mobilize a Moana streaming series for Disney+, which was then refashioned into a theatrical sequel.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for refashion
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The agency has also purchased hundreds of E-Transit delivery vans from Ford and spent more than half a billion dollars remodeling its outdated mail and package sorting facilities to accommodate electric and low-emissions vehicles.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 June 2025
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Daniels compares the process to remodeling a house.—
Maribel Lopez,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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The structure of the drink is an invitation to modify, but the process demands restraint.—
Rachel King,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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The future of gene therapy At Miami-Dade’s public hospital system Jackson Health, new advancements in genetic research recently helped doctors modify a patient’s blood cells to lessen the effects of sickle cell disease, a painful blood disorder that can lead to life-threatening complications.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
19 June 2025
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Decreasing the available calories isn’t the only way climate change is altering food, however.—
Umair Irfan,
Wired News,
28 June 2025
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With compounded drugs, licensed pharmacists alter, mix or combine ingredients of a drug to customize medicines.—
Queenie Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2025
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This information may be subject to change without notice.—
Katie Stockton,
CNBC,
23 June 2025
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One thing that has changed in recent months is inventory: The number of homes for sale is up more than 20% over a year ago.—
Laurel Wamsley,
NPR,
23 June 2025
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One proposal being out forward by the experts is to transform the DGCA into an independent, oversight body along the lines of U.K.’s Civil Aviation Authority.—
Vasuki Shastry,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
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But the developers’ pitch to transform Coney Island into a year-round destination has done little to assuage resistance from locals.—
Téa Kvetenadze,
New York Daily News,
28 June 2025
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The Senate is also still sorting through rulings over the weekend that threaten the bill’s filibuster protections: Efforts to defund the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and to shift some SNAP aid to states are among the items getting urgently reworked.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
23 June 2025
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The front fascia has been completely reworked and features a more prominent grille bookended by a pair of razor-thin headlights sitting atop large air scoops.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
19 June 2025
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“Refashion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refashion. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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