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
The role Yulin was supposed to play, Linus, will likely be recast.
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 11 June 2025
Consequently, local police have been recast as front-line warriors.
—Abigail R. Hall, Twin Cities, 11 June 2025
Now, Grosvenor Square is being recast for a post-American age.
—Mark Landler, New York Times, 7 June 2025
Fans of the show were shocked at the reveal, as recasting a former companion as the Doctor was a first for the long-running sci-fi series.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 11 June 2025
Consequently, local police have been recast as front-line warriors.
—Abigail R. Hall, Twin Cities, 11 June 2025
Now, Grosvenor Square is being recast for a post-American age.
—Mark Landler, New York Times, 7 June 2025
Fans of the show were shocked at the reveal, as recasting a former companion as the Doctor was a first for the long-running sci-fi series.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for recast
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recast
Verb
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The structure of the drink is an invitation to modify, but the process demands restraint.—
Rachel King,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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The future of gene therapy At Miami-Dade’s public hospital system Jackson Health, new advancements in genetic research recently helped doctors modify a patient’s blood cells to lessen the effects of sickle cell disease, a painful blood disorder that can lead to life-threatening complications.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
19 June 2025
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This information may be subject to change without notice.—
Katie Stockton,
CNBC,
23 June 2025
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One thing that has changed in recent months is inventory: The number of homes for sale is up more than 20% over a year ago.—
Laurel Wamsley,
NPR,
23 June 2025
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The agency has also purchased hundreds of E-Transit delivery vans from Ford and spent more than half a billion dollars remodeling its outdated mail and package sorting facilities to accommodate electric and low-emissions vehicles.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 June 2025
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Daniels compares the process to remodeling a house.—
Maribel Lopez,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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Decreasing the available calories isn’t the only way climate change is altering food, however.—
Umair Irfan,
Wired News,
28 June 2025
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With compounded drugs, licensed pharmacists alter, mix or combine ingredients of a drug to customize medicines.—
Queenie Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2025
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The Senate is also still sorting through rulings over the weekend that threaten the bill’s filibuster protections: Efforts to defund the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and to shift some SNAP aid to states are among the items getting urgently reworked.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
23 June 2025
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The front fascia has been completely reworked and features a more prominent grille bookended by a pair of razor-thin headlights sitting atop large air scoops.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
19 June 2025
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One proposal being out forward by the experts is to transform the DGCA into an independent, oversight body along the lines of U.K.’s Civil Aviation Authority.—
Vasuki Shastry,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
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But the developers’ pitch to transform Coney Island into a year-round destination has done little to assuage resistance from locals.—
Téa Kvetenadze,
New York Daily News,
28 June 2025
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“Recast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recast. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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