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repackage

verb

re·​pack·​age (ˌ)rē-ˈpa-kij How to pronounce repackage (audio)
repackaged; repackaging; repackages

transitive verb

: to package again or anew
specifically : to put into a more efficient or attractive form
repackager noun

Examples of repackage in a Sentence

Large pieces of meat are cut and repackaged at the butcher's shop. repackage newspaper comic strips as books TV studios repackage real-life dramas as entertainment.
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While she has often been used to elevate others, this repackaging positions her as a formidable force in her own right. Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025 Ever since, the president and his closest allies haven’t stopped trying to repackage the perfidy as patriotism. Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 27 Nov. 2025 More than holding captive audiences for hours at a time, streamers’ main output comes from clips — moments on stream that get spliced and repackaged for maximum contagion across social feeds. Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 25 Nov. 2025 But of course, Literary Twitter had its own fervent thoughts (this is another one that just came around and around and around), and the tweet threads got so involved that some of them got repackaged as articles. Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for repackage

Word History

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of repackage was in 1899

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“Repackage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repackage. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.

Kids Definition

repackage

verb
re·​pack·​age (ˈ)rē-ˈpak-ij How to pronounce repackage (audio)
: to package again or anew
especially : to put into a more attractive form

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