as in to reconsider
to consider again especially with the possibility of change or reversal
learning that he had been adopted forced him to completely redefine his identity
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Recent Examples of redefine
All in an effort to help redefine what accessible luxury means.
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Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2025
Tens of millions of dollars have been spent to redefine reality and to convince our neighbors that this new age is something that should frighten them.
—Time Video, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
If successful, asteroid mining could redefine how resources are sourced, reducing pressure on Earth’s environment while enabling a sustainable presence in space.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2025
The Supreme Court will hear arguments today in , a case that could redefine the balance of power between the White House and Congress over trade and emergency authority.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
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Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2025
Tens of millions of dollars have been spent to redefine reality and to convince our neighbors that this new age is something that should frighten them.
—Time Video, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
If successful, asteroid mining could redefine how resources are sourced, reducing pressure on Earth’s environment while enabling a sustainable presence in space.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2025
The Supreme Court will hear arguments today in , a case that could redefine the balance of power between the White House and Congress over trade and emergency authority.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
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Now, those who relocated during the pandemic are having buyers-remorse; And those who planned to relocate this year are reconsidering.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Per Caroline's request, the suit won’t be available for viewing until at least the year 2103, when, according to the National Archives, the Kennedy family will reconsider whether there will ever be any sort of public access.—
Nicole Briese,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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Nor were they inspired by it, which will not prevent sports journalists from capitalizing on the chance to revisit a great show.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Nov. 2025
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Salerno will revisit the case in the series, which will also feature Bianchi, who is alive in prison and has never told his story (Angelo Buono died behind bars in 2002).—
Peter White,
Deadline,
3 Nov. 2025
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The president’s comments come after his administration expanded a federal program that deputizes local police to enforce immigration laws, signing up nearly 16,000 officers across 40 states as part of an effort to boost deportations, according to data reviewed by Bloomberg News.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
3 Nov. 2025
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Bonner reviews the construction plans in his office that afternoon.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Redefine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redefine. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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