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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But in 2015, a company started repurposing the slag by breaking the rock apart and crushing it down to make sandy material for industrial uses.
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Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 1 Mar. 2026
Also repurposing Russian immobilized assets, hundreds of billions of dollars in European bank accounts.
—U.s. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2026
For most of its history, in fact, the Border Patrol has been a place where America’s wars come home—where war-surplus machinery is repurposed for domestic policing.
—Garrett M. Graff, New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2026
After the rise of Christianity, the passages under the Hippodrome, a stadium once used for chariot races and gladiator fights, were repurposed as workshops for dyeing fabric and making pottery.
—Durrie Bouscaren, NPR, 28 Feb. 2026
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Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 1 Mar. 2026
Also repurposing Russian immobilized assets, hundreds of billions of dollars in European bank accounts.
—U.s. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2026
For most of its history, in fact, the Border Patrol has been a place where America’s wars come home—where war-surplus machinery is repurposed for domestic policing.
—Garrett M. Graff, New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2026
After the rise of Christianity, the passages under the Hippodrome, a stadium once used for chariot races and gladiator fights, were repurposed as workshops for dyeing fabric and making pottery.
—Durrie Bouscaren, NPR, 28 Feb. 2026
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 7 Mar. 2026.
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