re·tread
(ˌ)rē-ˈtred 
retreaded; retreading
1
: to bond or vulcanize a new tread to the prepared surface of (a worn tire)
2
: to make over as if new
retread an old plot
Examples of retread in a Sentence
Noun
The show is just another TV sitcom retread.
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
Black Rabbit frequently retreads territory in this way from better shows and movies.
—Andrew Bernard, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2025
Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2025
In what doesn’t not feel like a bit of a retread of last season’s big twisty reveal, Morticia tells all: Isaac tricked Gomez into being the power source for his Outcast-reversing machine, for Gomez was once as powerful a zappity-zapper as his misunderstood son.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
Patrick Frater, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
That familiar setup doesn’t mean the record is a re-tread of familiar territory, though, as Stapleton is looser, bolder and surer of himself, a recipe making this his best project yet.
—Brittney McKenna, SPIN, 10 Nov. 2023
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Verb
Boots, to its credit, doesn’t retread the coming-out tropes of mass-market gay media.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
Black Rabbit frequently retreads territory in this way from better shows and movies.
—Andrew Bernard, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
Undeniably a retread of the previous year’s flick, Boo 2! benefits from leaning harder into horror contrivances, working as a straightforward horror-comedy for much of its running time.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2025
In what doesn’t not feel like a bit of a retread of last season’s big twisty reveal, Morticia tells all: Isaac tricked Gomez into being the power source for his Outcast-reversing machine, for Gomez was once as powerful a zappity-zapper as his misunderstood son.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
The re-tread avoids Yakuza references and switches the protagonist from male to female, a woman who has lost her child.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
That familiar setup doesn’t mean the record is a re-tread of familiar territory, though, as Stapleton is looser, bolder and surer of himself, a recipe making this his best project yet.
—Brittney McKenna, SPIN, 10 Nov. 2023
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“Retread.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retread. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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retread
1 of 2 verb
re·tread
(ˈ)rē-ˈtred
retreaded; retreading
1
: to put a new tread on (a worn tire)
2
: to make over as if new
retread an old plot
retread
2 of 2 noun
re·tread
ˈrē-ˌtred
1
: a retreaded tire
2
: something made or done again especially in a slightly altered form
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