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
To remedy this, devote some time in the fall to redefining your garden edges with a garden edger, bricks, edging stones, or a fresh layer of mulch.
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Nov. 2025
With a memoir, a mentorship program and a fresh outlook, Jordan Chiles is redefining strength through softness, sisterhood and self-belief.
—Essence, 6 Nov. 2025
To understand the emerging benefits of such solutions, the following post explores how security is redefining threat detection in extreme environments.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
No machine or human can yet control the rainfall or temperature of a cotton field, but Avalo is redefining what’s possible, using nature and artificial intelligence to take some of the guesswork out of cotton farming.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 3 Nov. 2025
Artificial intelligence is redefining the workplace, and corporate jobs aren’t excluded from its reach.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2025
The company is redefining security to build networked, adaptive systems where trust is built, maintained, and shared.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
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.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 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
Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Nov. 2025
With a memoir, a mentorship program and a fresh outlook, Jordan Chiles is redefining strength through softness, sisterhood and self-belief.
—Essence, 6 Nov. 2025
To understand the emerging benefits of such solutions, the following post explores how security is redefining threat detection in extreme environments.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
No machine or human can yet control the rainfall or temperature of a cotton field, but Avalo is redefining what’s possible, using nature and artificial intelligence to take some of the guesswork out of cotton farming.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 3 Nov. 2025
Artificial intelligence is redefining the workplace, and corporate jobs aren’t excluded from its reach.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2025
The company is redefining security to build networked, adaptive systems where trust is built, maintained, and shared.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
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.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for redefining
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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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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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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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According to documents obtained by the Star-Telegram, Denton County sheriff’s investigators spent months reviewing police records, jail records, hospital records and surveillance video before determining the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office had no fault.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Nov. 2025
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Court officials have placed pressure on judges to move through their dockets faster, including by reviewing asylum cases without hearings.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Redefining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redefining. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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