RE CASTING Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

recasting

verb

present participle of recast

as in modifying

to make different in some way once he recast the question in different terms, I understood what he was asking

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Recent Examples of recasting The surfaces continue to change as the button keeps on getting pushed, placing and recasting Diana, Lalo and The King in new contexts, each vaguely modelled on different film genres and with varying levels of playful artifice. — Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026 According to Deadline, Henry grew older and developed some athletic skills that required recasting. — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026 Xi Jinping’s description of AI development as a symphony, rather than a solo performance, sounds suspiciously like soft-power language, recasting Beijing as the inclusive convenor of countries that Western institutions have often neglected. — Tim Bajarin, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 Last February, Nyong’o spoke on Entertainment Weekly’s The Awardist about rumors that Marvel was considering recasting Boseman’s part in the wake of the Wakanda Forever reveal. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 26 July 2026 Recounts often vary from initial vote tallies by a few votes because of operator error recasting the ballot and because voters’ markings on ballots are sometimes unclear to the machine — think hanging chad, only the Scantron version. — The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 7 July 2026 As some familiar faces went up against Ghostface in Scream 7, one character underwent a recasting after 25 years. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 14 June 2026 Bateman shaped Clark from the page up, recasting a vain TV personality as a wide-eyed innocent who reads Floyd as a big brother. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 12 June 2026 In the bridal world, crochet is back in the spotlight—recasting the traditional wedding dress as something romantic, handcrafted, and surprisingly contemporary. — Laura Tortora, Vogue, 29 May 2026

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Disney says no benefits are being cut because the unit organized in 2024 and the talks are setting first-contract terms rather than modifying an existing agreement.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026
This matters because nephrology as a specialty has had very few genuinely disease-modifying options for diabetic kidney disease.

— Jesse M. Pines, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of modifying

Verb

The teams who equipped a workforce instead of remodeling a house.

— Terry Oroszi, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
The Fox was taken over by a consortium of filmmakers led by Jason Reitman, who is working on remodeling the venue and has opened it to screenings this summer in advance of the remodeling as the Director’s Village.

— Pat Saperstein, Variety, 21 July 2026

Definition of remodeling

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When, in the wake of one of these life-altering events, everything must go, an estate sale is a way to sell off a large amount of furniture, decor, and art all at once.

— Zoey Goto, Architectural Digest, 7 Aug. 2026
Climatologists and other water-supply experts say the current long-term drought is being exacerbated by climate change, which is altering how much water falls on the Rocky Mountains as snow before melting into the Colorado River.

— Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of altering

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If those three are clear, teams spend less time reworking pipelines and more time improving decisions.

— Jagadish Gokavarapu, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
The redesign also tackled some of the home’s quirkier elements, including low ceilings and uneven floors, while reworking the layout for modern living.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 29 June 2026

Definition of reworking

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The deliberative, thoughtful process of remaking the nation’s capital in the early 20th century bears little resemblance to Trump’s insistence on remaking the capital in his image.

— Jennifer Tucker, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026
Remember when the Yankees were in the middle of a summer slide filled with sloppiness and bad bullpen work, and Cashman spent a bunch of prospect capital to bring in seven players at the deadline, essentially remaking the clubhouse?

— Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of remaking

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New York — Artificial intelligence is a game-changing technology that’s already transforming how the world lives and works.

— Matt Egan, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
Playing a key role in that push is Qatar’s Ooredoo Group, which has been steadily transforming itself from a traditional telco into a digital infrastructure provider over the last three years.

— Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026

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