REFASHION Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

refashion

verb

(ˌ)rē-ˈfa-shən

Definition of refashion

as in to remodel

to make different in some way refashioned my old pair of jeans into a cover for my scrapbook

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Recent Examples of refashion After the abuses of Watergate, DOJ refashioned itself to resist political interference by the White House in the name of dispensing impartial justice. — Quinta Jurecic, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026 Kingsoft Cloud is refashioning itself into an artificial intelligence cloud player — a move that should drive its shares higher, according to Morgan Stanley. — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 7 July 2026 But weathering the tensions and refashioning the alliance for the future will require more than billion-dollar deals and verbal diplomacy. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 7 July 2026 Diana wore the pieces prolifically during her life, and even notably had the necklace refashioned into a headdress. — Freya Drohan, InStyle, 26 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for refashion

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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

Under a specific sequence of events, the issue can occur when pilots perform a go-around from a precision approach with the autopilot engaged and then modify the flight path programmed into the flight management computer.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026
And, perhaps testament to the brothers’ marketing, so many M-22 signs have been stolen from the road, the state highway department had to modify their design.

— Mike Norton, Midwest Living, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of modify

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The judge can alter terms of the settlement or even reject it outright, though instances of the latter have been rare.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026
As vibrations and other changes in the Earth altered the size of the gap, Benioff recorded the changes with a transducer.

— Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of alter

Verb

The session will focus on the application of new technologies to VFX and post-production workflows, examining how innovation is changing the way content is processed and delivered.

— Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026
In a new study, researchers at New York University built a custom random-positioning machine that continually changed the orientation of human cells relative to Earth's gravity.

— Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of change

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If the team succeeds, the result could transform a technology normally associated with large laboratory instruments into a compact quantum sensor that can be carried where the threat actually is.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
Modern platforms transform social reaction into measurable data.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of transform

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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