repurpose
verb
re·pur·pose
(ˌ)rē-ˈpər-pəs 
repurposed; repurposing; repurposes
: to give a new purpose or use to
repurpose the company's website
repurpose the archived material
Examples of repurpose in a Sentence
finding ways to repurpose old computer equipment
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For Natalie, her mentors helped repurpose her clinical nursing experience to improve healthcare systems at a higher, strategic level.
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Glenn Llopis, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
And these videos are inspiring viewers to repurpose materials and common containers and create accessible, attractive feeding stations.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 June 2025
Sheffield Castle once stood at the confluence of two rivers in the north England city, surviving for centuries until it was repurposed in the 17th and 18th centuries as part of the Industrial Revolution, according to the University of Sheffield.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 17 June 2025
Sequences of compliant sheep, moving to their mechanized slaughter, sometimes cut to scenes of streetwise children, repurposing rubble for games.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 14 June 2025
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Glenn Llopis, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
And these videos are inspiring viewers to repurpose materials and common containers and create accessible, attractive feeding stations.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 June 2025
Sheffield Castle once stood at the confluence of two rivers in the north England city, surviving for centuries until it was repurposed in the 17th and 18th centuries as part of the Industrial Revolution, according to the University of Sheffield.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 17 June 2025
Sequences of compliant sheep, moving to their mechanized slaughter, sometimes cut to scenes of streetwise children, repurposing rubble for games.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 14 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for repurpose
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“Repurpose.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repurpose. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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