as in to modify
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 recast
Brink was able to work with a contractor to create new molds and recast fresh concrete blocks.
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The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2025
However, on the heels of his series regular casting in Season 2 of NBC’s Brilliant Minds, the role of Javi will be recast, sources tell Deadline.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 30 July 2025
Deceased voice actors Brittany Murphy and Tom Petty, who voiced the characters of Luanne and Lucky, will not be recast for the revival.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 23 July 2025
The role will be recast for the new DC Universe.
DC Studios co-head James Gunn recently addressed speculation that the film was being fast-tracked.
—Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 21 July 2025
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The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2025
However, on the heels of his series regular casting in Season 2 of NBC’s Brilliant Minds, the role of Javi will be recast, sources tell Deadline.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 30 July 2025
Deceased voice actors Brittany Murphy and Tom Petty, who voiced the characters of Luanne and Lucky, will not be recast for the revival.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 23 July 2025
The role will be recast for the new DC Universe.
DC Studios co-head James Gunn recently addressed speculation that the film was being fast-tracked.
—Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 21 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recast
Verb
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Security frameworks built for predictable, human-centric workflows are ill-equipped to handle agents that operate at machine speed, modify APIs and move sensitive data independently.—
Victor Dey,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Traffic calming uses physical designs to modify driver behavior, such as speeding.—
Sofia Joseph,
jsonline.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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Businesses need to commit rapidly to change to avoid becoming obsolete.—
Adrian Carr,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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According to reports from The Guardian and the Associated Press, the vice president's security detail from the Secret Service requested that the Army Corps of Engineers change the outflow of a lake into the Little Miami River ahead of Vance's trip to southwest Ohio on Saturday, Aug. 2.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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He’s remodeled his kitchen for filming future videos.—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
5 Aug. 2025
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More than six months into his term, Trump’s blitz of tariff hikes and his new tax and spending bill have remodeled America’s trading, manufacturing, energy and tax systems to his own liking.—
Josh Boak,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Aug. 2025
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The aircraft's configuration was altered but seating charts were not updated.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
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Then there is the matter of changing the art, itself, and the possibility that improving its safety could alter the way the piece is intended to appear and operate.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
15 Aug. 2025
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Also reworked is the exhaust system with a repositioned catalytic converter, which, as a result, fits a more compact muffler.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
15 Aug. 2025
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When items from the previous season are unsold, they are reworked into newer pieces.—
Bianca Salonga,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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The film, about a Belarusian model dreaming of a career in China, slowly transforms into a love story between two outsiders.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
16 Aug. 2025
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The Hardys put their design superpowers to work to transform this downtown Bardstown three-bedroom, three-bathroom apartment into a five-star vacation rental located in the downtown core.—
Karla Walsh,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Recast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recast. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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