as in reconsidering
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 redefining
Though fans may have hoped that season 4 would reunite Geralt with Yennefer (Anya Chalotra) and Ciri (Freya Allan), the finale instead drives them further apart while redefining each of their destinies.
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Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2025
The ability to work from home, combined with nationwide wireless expansion, has also introduced new opportunities for certain rural populations, further redefining the nature of work in these communities.
—William Jones, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
These women were redefining what constitutes beauty, femininity and resilience by fearlessly displaying the raw, unfiltered truth of bodies changed by illness and treatment.
—Tabitha Britt, Flow Space, 30 Oct. 2025
Orbit insertion had never previously been achieved with such a method, but exploration has always been about redefining the impossible.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 29 Oct. 2025
That includes protecting women’s sports, not redefining them out of existence.
—Amy Reichert, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
Visitors tried out an interactive demonstration showing how data can be turned into trust and transparency, thus redefining relationships between people, products, values and technology.
—Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
But his subtle brush-off of Collins is a sign of the cocky and brash kid already beginning to emerge — the same one who could cut down people down to size on his way to redefining himself and jolting both the New York folk scene and the world of pop at large.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2025
Forward-thinking organizations are already experimenting with hybrid team structures, creating new roles like Agent Bosses and redefining performance metrics to account for human-AI collaboration.
—Swami Chandrasekaran, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2025
The ability to work from home, combined with nationwide wireless expansion, has also introduced new opportunities for certain rural populations, further redefining the nature of work in these communities.
—William Jones, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
These women were redefining what constitutes beauty, femininity and resilience by fearlessly displaying the raw, unfiltered truth of bodies changed by illness and treatment.
—Tabitha Britt, Flow Space, 30 Oct. 2025
Orbit insertion had never previously been achieved with such a method, but exploration has always been about redefining the impossible.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 29 Oct. 2025
That includes protecting women’s sports, not redefining them out of existence.
—Amy Reichert, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
Visitors tried out an interactive demonstration showing how data can be turned into trust and transparency, thus redefining relationships between people, products, values and technology.
—Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
But his subtle brush-off of Collins is a sign of the cocky and brash kid already beginning to emerge — the same one who could cut down people down to size on his way to redefining himself and jolting both the New York folk scene and the world of pop at large.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2025
Forward-thinking organizations are already experimenting with hybrid team structures, creating new roles like Agent Bosses and redefining performance metrics to account for human-AI collaboration.
—Swami Chandrasekaran, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for redefining
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As a result, the importance of the Week 9 game has Freeze reconsidering which quarterback on his roster gives him the best chance to come away with what could be a job-saving win.—
Reice Shipley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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As job replacement fears loom in the minds of American workers because of artificial intelligence and automation, Amazon is reportedly reconsidering its future hiring plans.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
22 Oct. 2025
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But Comey's attorneys raised separate concerns that by using those materials at all, the government may have violated Comey's rights -- not just by reviewing potentially privileged information, but also by revisiting evidence obtained by warrants that would now be considered stale.—
Alexander Mallin,
ABC News,
5 Nov. 2025
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Today, thanks to the popularity of laundry hacks on social media, people are revisiting that method.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Nov. 2025
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Richmond Sheriff Antoinette Irving announced that her office had launched an internal investigation and was reviewing bodycam footage to determine the circumstances around the use of force.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
31 Oct. 2025
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Leeper later confirmed that the statement had been shared with the Army CID, which subsequently began reviewing the decades-old disappearance of Tina Grogan and her two sons.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Redefining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redefining. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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