REFASHIONED Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

refashioned

verb

past tense of refashion

as in remodeled

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 refashioned Marks has refashioned her career in the Americana realm, pulling from blues, soul, pop and, yes, country to create a pure and powerful sound that is simply undeniable. — Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 28 Sep. 2026 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 Steps from the hotel is a barn that the Schneiders refashioned into Allmeinde Commongrounds, a cultural center and arts residency that has hosted photographers such as Walter Niedermayr and Axel Hütte. — Jen Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2026 An inactive bill on human remains has been revived in the final stretch of the state Legislature’s regular session and entirely refashioned to add a level of certainty to the Midway Rising mega project. — Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026 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 Diana wore the pieces prolifically during her life, and even notably had the necklace refashioned into a headdress. — Freya Drohan, InStyle, 26 June 2026 Colossa has refashioned the mansion as an inn and brewery that attracts history buffs and curious travelers alike. — Midwest Living, 11 June 2026 Fragments of the original were later recovered and refashioned to form the sculpture now standing on the north side of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. — Lilyanna D'amato, ARTnews.com, 27 May 2026

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La Grande Épicerie’s fish stand was remodeled two years ago, including with mosaics by Parisian artist Mathilde Jonquière, and the rotisserie corner has been relooked more recently.

— Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026
Offices have been remodeled for a modern look, part of a plan to upgrade on-campus facilities.

— PJ Green October 23, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of remodeled

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The researchers modified a capsid protein called pVIII, attaching cancer antigens to its surface by incorporating the corresponding genetic instructions into the virus.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026
The indictment describes another customer being told that their asylum story was too long and too personal and needed to be modified.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of modified

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That changed when Detective Tim Cooper, who watched that episode as a child, had a chance encounter in 2018 in the Sacred Heart Catholic Church parking lot.

— Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
The scale, frequency, quantification, and accessibility of social comparison have all changed.

— Ashwini Nadkarni, Time, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of changed

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As detailed in work from Liu’s team published earlier this year, some of the minerals in the meteorite have been aqueously altered—a sign that liquid water once percolated through Mars’s ancient mantle and crust.

— Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2026
With a few exceptions, practices for base-camping teams weren’t open to fans, which could have altered their decision to remain in Kansas City.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of altered

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Volkswagen has also reworked the center console, relocating the gear selector to the steering column to free up additional space for storage and wireless charging equipment.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026
Zillah’s speeches have since been reworked, most notably in a 2019 production in which a Kushner-y character called Xillah debated her, framing the story with an anxious meta-narrative.

— Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of reworked

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In Sunny Isles Beach, another town that’s been remade by major development projects, the Bentley Residences tower is expected to be completed this year.

— Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
Of course, there are only so many bad movies that are ripe to be remade; only so many movies that are famous enough to feel like safe investments, but also flawed enough to guarantee that Hollywood executives will feel like creative geniuses for improving upon them.

— David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 14 Nov. 2025

Definition of remade

Verb

What was originally designed as an experiment has succeeded and transformed the land into a birding destination featuring more than 220 bird species and 63 butterfly species.

— Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026
Over the past few years, astrophysicists have transformed our understanding of the interstellar medium.

— Perri Thaler, Quanta Magazine, 30 Oct. 2026

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