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Recent Examples of redescribe
The exquisite remains allowed scientists to redescribe the species since Hallucigenia’s important head and mouth features were observable.
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Carl Engelking, Discover Magazine, 24 June 2015
Her own project is not to erase those incisions—or even, as a child might hope, to heal them—but to retrace and redescribe them.
—Kamran Javadizadeh, The New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2021
Carl Engelking, Discover Magazine, 24 June 2015
Her own project is not to erase those incisions—or even, as a child might hope, to heal them—but to retrace and redescribe them.
—Kamran Javadizadeh, The New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for redescribe
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The motive can be summarized as pure agency, pure evil; in other words, premeditated murder.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
4 July 2025
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This week's Think Texas column summarizes her work.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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The county has outlined terms for a new lease agreement that would be for 11 years, including the 2025 season, with options for five two-year extensions.—
Erin Glynn,
The Enquirer,
7 July 2025
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Israel Brigs, another panelist, outlined what’s at stake: loss of contract eligibility, revenue, and prime contractor status.—
Heather Wishart-Smith,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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But only $2 million is being allocated to nutrition, an amount experts suggest is inadequate.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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But just 3% percent of those users pay for access to the software, Menlo estimated based on the survey’s results—suggesting 97% of users only use the free tier of AI tools.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
1 July 2025
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“Redescribe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redescribe. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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