as in to reconsider
to consider again especially with the possibility of change or reversal
learning that he had been adopted forced him to completely redefine his identity
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Recent Examples of redefine
Famous speeches delivered at the congress have gone on to redefine entire subfields of math.
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Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 26 Mar. 2026
The young midfielder has started both of Bay’s games so far this season as the team seeks to redefine itself under new coach Emma Coates, with Hutton commanding the middle of the pitch.
—Michael Nowels, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
Sunak was soundly defeated in 2024, and Starmer came in on a wave of hope that Britain could redefine its role in the world.
—Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
Over the decades that followed, Wong redefined the visual grammar of American cinema through his mastery of wide-angle lenses, low-key lighting techniques and his development of the crab dolly.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026
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Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 26 Mar. 2026
The young midfielder has started both of Bay’s games so far this season as the team seeks to redefine itself under new coach Emma Coates, with Hutton commanding the middle of the pitch.
—Michael Nowels, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
Sunak was soundly defeated in 2024, and Starmer came in on a wave of hope that Britain could redefine its role in the world.
—Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
Over the decades that followed, Wong redefined the visual grammar of American cinema through his mastery of wide-angle lenses, low-key lighting techniques and his development of the crab dolly.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for redefine
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The Massachusetts Dental Society, representing over 5,000 dentists, is putting the heat on lawmakers to reconsider the cap proposal.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
29 Mar. 2026
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Golden also voiced frustration with the state of Congress and the longest shutdown in government history last fall, arguing that the dysfunction led him to reconsider his options.—
Benjamin Siegel,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
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His first mature photographs made during his university years revisited Scandinavian Romanticism—typified by the stormy, sublime landscapes of painters such as Johan Christian Dahl—with a sly spin.—
Chris Wiley,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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Establish a time to revisit the plan once a year, like taxtime or the person's birthday.—
Kat McGowan,
NPR,
28 Mar. 2026
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Mar. 2026
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This results page was generated automatically using information from TinBu and a template written and reviewed by a USA Today editor.—
USA Today staff,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Redefine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redefine. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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