as in alteration
the act, process, or result of making different
some residents objected to the redoing of the historic school building
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1
as in remodeling
to make different in some way
desperately wanted to redo the red living room in soothing shades of green
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as in repeating
to make or do again
the conductor kept asking the violinist to redo that passage until he was completely satisfied
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Recent Examples of redoing
Tom Davies, IndyStar, 5 Feb. 2026
There will be some touch-up painting or refinishing to hide the holes left after removing the hinges, but that's less work than redoing the entire door.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 11 Jan. 2026
The flexibility is there, although that also ensures that Washington is basically redoing the majority of its roster every offseason.
—Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
The cruel comments ultimately led to the couple redoing their wedding photos.
—Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025
His main work is as a kind of atelier for living spaces, redoing homes, hotels, and apartments for the style set.
—Raphael Orlove, Robb Report, 18 Nov. 2025
While the city resolved those issues in October, officials proposed redoing those stepsto approve the transfer out of an abundance of caution.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 12 Nov. 2025
Louis Theroux went viral in August, redoing his Jiggle Jiggle rap from a past documentary on YouTube show Chicken Shop Date, which quickly became one of the TikTok sounds of the year.
—Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
In a sense, he’s been doing and redoing this material his entire career.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
Political candidates from around Indiana have been redoing paperwork for this spring’s primary ballot as confusion surrounds whether the secretary of state’s office properly processed those forms.
—Tom Davies, IndyStar, 5 Feb. 2026
There will be some touch-up painting or refinishing to hide the holes left after removing the hinges, but that's less work than redoing the entire door.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 11 Jan. 2026
The flexibility is there, although that also ensures that Washington is basically redoing the majority of its roster every offseason.
—Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
The cruel comments ultimately led to the couple redoing their wedding photos.
—Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025
His main work is as a kind of atelier for living spaces, redoing homes, hotels, and apartments for the style set.
—Raphael Orlove, Robb Report, 18 Nov. 2025
While the city resolved those issues in October, officials proposed redoing those stepsto approve the transfer out of an abundance of caution.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 12 Nov. 2025
Louis Theroux went viral in August, redoing his Jiggle Jiggle rap from a past documentary on YouTube show Chicken Shop Date, which quickly became one of the TikTok sounds of the year.
—Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
In a sense, he’s been doing and redoing this material his entire career.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for redoing
Noun
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Hitters, naturally, are excited about the alteration.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
4 Feb. 2026
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When Anthropic fed Claude the entire novel The Great Gatsby with one line changed, the model spotted the alteration in 22 seconds.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
31 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The district also considered limitations to remodeling or rebuilding.—
Alec Johnson,
jsonline.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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Trump has made remaking and remodeling the Kennedy Center a higher priority in his second term than was perhaps expected.—
Zach LaChance,
The Washington Examiner,
2 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Then, while breathing through your mouth, allow the solution to flow in and drain out the opposite nostril before repeating on the other side.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
8 Feb. 2026
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But history, which has a funny way of repeating itself, suggests otherwise.—
Stephen Mihm,
Twin Cities,
8 Feb. 2026
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Signaling the need for change Strazik worked in GE’s aviation engine and gas power businesses before taking over what was then GE Power in 2021.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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Shape, texture, information Beyond visual changes, the smart skin can also reveal hidden information through mechanical deformation.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Feb. 2026
Verb
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One confidant reportedly told a source that Bass was not truthful in her public statements about her lack of involvement and warned her that modifying the report could harm her politically.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Feb. 2026
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By targeting the underlying neuronal degeneration, ER-100 is positioned as a potential disease-modifying treatment rather than a symptomatic fix.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Liverpool were content to wait until the summer to do their business, replicating the stance of so many others in the Premier League.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Wang is also interested in replicating the texture and aesthetics of tree bark in jacquard, particularly samples that are etched and carved.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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That difference — that scissor that is happening in the sled — is what gives you steering.—
Jayson Jenks,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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The Minneapolis police chief says the difference between their policies on dealing with protesters and what federal officers have been doing is immediately clear.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
Verb
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At one point, many good mechanics and some engine rebuilders would recommend changing engine oil at 500 miles.—
John Paul,
The Providence Journal,
7 Feb. 2026
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The other challenge was just changing the paradigm of what people felt about downtown districts.—
Hema Sivanandam,
Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Redoing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redoing. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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