Thesaurus results for REENGINEER

reengineer

verb

Definition of reengineer

as in to redesign

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Recent Examples of reengineer In exchange, Cuban advisers helped reengineer Venezuela’s military and intelligence services, embedding a model focused on internal surveillance and regime protection. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2026 Automakers would need to see more demand to justify either importing the cars or investing to reengineer the cars to pass US crash standards, said Michael Brooks, executive director of the Center for Automotive Safety. — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 16 Dec. 2025 Moore should take that as a mandate to reengineer this offense around a quarterback who could be a top NFL Draft pick two years from now. — Austin Meek, New York Times, 30 Nov. 2025 The tragedy has prompted locals to consider how to radically reengineer travel in ways that benefit the island beyond its economy. — John Wogan, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for reengineer

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Bain’s message is that incumbents with proprietary data, customer relationships and a willingness to redesign workflows could be well positioned to capture value.

— Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
Redesign Your Team’s Capacity When a team is understaffed, leaders should redesign capacity before asking people to work harder.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of redesign

Verb

Though the names are similar and, in essence, the same word, the shift in spelling and pronunciation represents the nation’s effort to recast — rebrand, even — itself for its own people as much as for the outside world.

— Ted Anthony, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
The Bounds of Quantum Biology The temptation to recast life’s mysteries as quantum in nature is about as old as quantum mechanics itself.

— Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of recast

Verb

Those projections were revised down (and revised down again) after a deluge of bad buzz.

— Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 4 Oct. 2026
Insights like ours are revising researchers’ understanding of both the past and how people operate today, as inequality grows globally.

— Christopher von Rueden, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of revise

Verb

Alaska is far from the first carrier to remodel its cabins, but that might work to its benefit when the fresh product hits the market.

— Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
Parsons gutted the building — which hadn’t been used in a long time — and remodeled the entire building with new floors, walls, lighting, kitchen equipment.

— Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of remodel

Verb

When the efforts to dismantle the agency failed, Vought and his allies instead refashioned it into an industry-friendly regulator.

— Joel Jacobs, ProPublica, 23 Sep. 2026
The comparison also fits because of the modern tech bros’ constant attempts (following Steve Jobs’s lead) to refashion themselves as magicians.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of refashion

Verb

Haskins initially played Principal Belding on Disney Channel show Good Morning, Miss Bliss, which was reworked after one season and became Saved by the Bell.

— Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2026
Indeed, the silhouette is reworked in off-white wool felt with a soft microfiber lining and finished with a custom crescent moon buckle in antique dark copper.

— Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026

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