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 While many rumors swirled following Grande and Bailey’s departures about recasting (Jessie Buckley? — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 14 Sep. 2026 Sony Pictures Television has suspended Wheel of Fortune announcer Jim Thornton and is recasting his role. — Peter White, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2026 Arc’teryx Equipment, the technical high-performance apparel and equipment brand, is recasting traditional product design and manufacturing into a more circular process. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 28 Aug. 2026 It was announced shortly thereafter that Amazon and Sony, which is co-producing, were recasting the part. — Joe Otterson, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026 On that note, there’s been no mention thus far of recasting Wolverine after Hugh Jackman’s legendary run as the iconic X-Men hero. — Devan Coggan, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Aug. 2026 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

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Energy companies might save substantial capital by tapping naturally occurring subterranean structures rather than excavating artificial caverns or modifying depleted reservoirs.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026
An agent might be permitted to read a database but prohibited from modifying it, generate a purchase order but not approve one, or access public websites while being blocked from transmitting sensitive corporate information.

— Ed Fox, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of modifying

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September 24, 2026 AI is rapidly changing how top leaders communicate with employees, customers, boards, and each other.

— Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 24 Sep. 2026
That includes changing the color of its mints — a little extra gift put into every order — to the colors of the brand’s first product, a cashmere sweater.

— Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026

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Throughout the program’s 11 years, students have worked on four houses, remodeling two and building two from scratch in partnership with Habitat for Humanity.

— Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026
Typically, McDonald's chips in some support for franchisees who are remodeling their restaurants.

— Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of remodeling

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At its worst, cognitive impairment can be a horrible, life-altering disease for patient and loved ones.

— Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
Vera got her start in the industry by working on her family’s farm in Janesville, WI, altering wedding gowns for women who had polio.

— Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of altering

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But more thought is spent in reworking Ronika’s hairstyle and outfit than in developing her story.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
The power plant features titanium headers and an Akrapovič silencer for the exhaust, and is allowed to breathe through a massive front intake that required reworking the steering head.

— Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of reworking

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Surging fuel prices driven by the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East are remaking global politics.

— Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026
The building, formally Building 13, is at the center of a long-running dispute over the character of development that is remaking the 388-acre campus.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of remaking

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By transforming the application of violence and expanding warfare from limited conflicts to existential risks, this inflection point requires a new way of thinking about and constructing alliances.

— Dan Driscoll, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2026
Originality often lies not in creating from nothing but in transforming what already exists.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

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