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 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 Pervading North America’s retail landscape are redevelopments recasting shopping centers into mixed-use destinations. —

David Moin, Footwear News, 18 May 2026 Downtown Brooklyn’s 141 Willoughby Street was an under-construction residential tower when the developers flipped their plans in 2019, converting it to an office build and recasting it as the borough’s next big business hub. —

Kim Velsey, Curbed, 1 May 2026 This is a very rare recasting for creative reasons on The White Lotus as White is meticulous about the casting process, finding the actors who best embody his vision for the characters. —

Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2026 Once rigid and monumental, marble and other quarried materials now curve and swell into expressive silhouettes, recasting ancient materials through a contemporary lens. —

Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, Robb Report, 29 Mar. 2026 Previous Oscar art portfolios gave us Kenny Scharf launching the little gold man into deep space, Karon Davis recasting him as an ancient Egyptian deity and Austyn Weiner turning him into a mischievous mail-art project. —

Michael Slenske, HollywoodReporter, 14 Mar. 2026 In America, deconstructing our national mythology and recasting early Puritan settlers as bloodthirsty conquerors helped zero American Indians. —

Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026 Only by recasting the tenets of the past, the thinking goes, can America move forward. —

Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2026

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Archaeologists have previously noted evidence of postmortem manipulation of human remains, such as mummification, and of modifying human bones into tools or decorative artifacts.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 11 June 2026
Such modifications, like changing an e-bike’s wheels, changing its motor or battery, or modifying its control panel to tweak speed controls and limits, might be considered a crime if the rider lacks a DMV license, according to the California attorney general.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026