1
as in to remodel
to make different in some way one of those people who left the security and conformity of a small town to remake their lives in the big city

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as in to replicate
to make or do again yesterday's soup was so good that we decided to remake it for today's lunch

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Recent Examples of remake The statement adds to a growing list of calls for an AI slowdown at a time when AI is threatening to remake large swaths of the economy and culture. David Ingram, NBC news, 22 Oct. 2025 That’s in no way a movement that could sweep the midterms and then be harnessed by a charismatic demagogue to remake an entire political party. Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025 Blair and his government lifted the creative industries, including fashion, specifically to remake Britain’s image. Time, 16 Oct. 2025 And basically, Ramp is a company that wants to remake how corporate expenses happen. Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for remake
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  • Built on the bones of the Thunderbird Motel (born 1962), it was purchased by Andre Balazs and remodeled into a millennial party palace, beckoning to budget scenesters far and wide from 1999 until its closure in 2021.
    Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2025
  • For comparison, around the same time, McDonald’s remodeled a vast majority of its US restaurants, adding digital kiosks and refreshed interiors.
    Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
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  • Given chances to replicate his pivots toward moderation on subjects like Wall Street, housing, and policing, Mamdani did not bend on the Middle East.
    Philip Elliott, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
  • In a similar vein, Timnit Gebru, a computer scientist writing during her time working at Google, warned of the dangers of large language models acting as stochastic parrots, which repeat language patterns without understanding, and in doing so replicate the biases embedded in their training data.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
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  • The thing that is inevitable in my mind is death, but aging can be totally modified.
    Dominique Mosbergen, Time, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Shabani added that the work shows how modifying crystal structures can unlock new electronic properties.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025
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  • The score consists of fifty-three melodic cells in and around the key of C; the performers are directed to move through these cells at their own pace, repeating them at will before moving on to the next.
    Alex Ross, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Looking to repeat, the Gators own the best frontcourt in college basketball thanks to Thomas Haugh, Alex Condon, Rueben Chinyelu and Micah Handlogten returning.
    Scott Phillips, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
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  • How will California's congressional maps change?
    Solcyré Burga, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Gardner is supposed to change that.
    James Boyd, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2025
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  • His original announcement on October 13 stated his contract was simply not being renewed, but this new report confirms the non-renewal has been escalated to an early termination.
    Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
  • The Grossmont board declined to renew the contract of Christian Wallis, its previous chief executive, in March without providing a public reason for the dismissal.
    Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2025
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  • Researchers are exploring ways to alter aging, including through exercise, diet, and drugs.
    Dominique Mosbergen, Time, 31 Oct. 2025
  • The third touchdown pass traveled at last to a receiver, who altered his option route to move into the quarterback’s line of vision.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025
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  • The Art Library concept in Rosewood São Paolo, for instance, is being reworked as a retail platform for local craft.
    Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2025
  • In a report produced for Wednesday’s meeting, city planning staff list three possible alternatives for reworking the roadway.
    Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2025

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“Remake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remake. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.

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