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
Recent Examples on the Web
This presents another opportunity to hack and disable or repurpose, instantly turning an asset into a vulnerability.
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Brian Walsh, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
Artist Clark Whittington, for example began repurposing cigarette vending machines into small art shops, called Art-o-mats, in the late 1990s in North Carolina.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
For the first stretch of Erupcja, Charli almost dissolves into the screen, not like an outsize personality who’s dressing down for a part, but like someone who isn’t able to repurpose her considerable ability to hold our attention — or to give us any sense of what’s on her character’s mind.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Petite Plume even recommends repurposing the purchase as a duster over your go-to dress pants, per the recent pajama-dressing trend embraced by fashion insiders worldwide.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 5 Sep. 2025
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Brian Walsh, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
Artist Clark Whittington, for example began repurposing cigarette vending machines into small art shops, called Art-o-mats, in the late 1990s in North Carolina.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
For the first stretch of Erupcja, Charli almost dissolves into the screen, not like an outsize personality who’s dressing down for a part, but like someone who isn’t able to repurpose her considerable ability to hold our attention — or to give us any sense of what’s on her character’s mind.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Petite Plume even recommends repurposing the purchase as a duster over your go-to dress pants, per the recent pajama-dressing trend embraced by fashion insiders worldwide.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 5 Sep. 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 13 Sep. 2025.
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