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 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 Seen on view together for the first time since London’s Boydell Shakespeare Gallery closed in 1805, 14 paintings depict pivotal scenes from William Shakespeare’s plays while also speaking to how the playwright was refashioned into a cultural icon. — Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 15 May 2026 The term originated in the 1870s when an Iowa newspaper refashioned the word, previously used to describe cannon fire, into a word for snow. — Katie Landeck, The Providence Journal, 22 Feb. 2026 As streetcars gave way to private automobiles, the government built interstates and white flight swelled the suburbs, our city infrastructure was refashioned to favor cars. — Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026 Li says the meme has coincided with other aspects of Chinese culture going viral but being decontextualized from their Chinese origin or history, like the Tang jacket which has been refashioned by Adidas. — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 13 Feb. 2026

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The bummer part of the Dome news is the Alamo-ification of the Arclight theaters (not the Dome itself), which will be remodeled to have in-theater food service.

— James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2026
The building across from our apartment was being remodeled into a three-story Chinese restaurant called El Pacífico.

— Juan Carlos Albarran, The Conversation, 13 July 2026

Definition of remodeled

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The fastest e-bikes — manufactured to go 28 mph at top speed, according to factory specifications, but can be easily modified to go much, much faster — are already forbidden in county parks and on the West Orange Trail.

— Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2026
Researchers have since modified other proteins to interact with Cas9 but catalyze more subtle changes to DNA, such as lopping off a single base or making chemical modifications that alter how it base-pairs.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 24 July 2026

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Brooklyn woman's life altered unnecessarily, daughter says Just last year, 67-year-old Yasmin Breeden was always seen smiling, but her daughter says those days are gone.

— Jennifer Bisram, CBS News, 30 July 2026
Watch for signs of heat illness, such as heavy sweating; nausea; headache; dizziness or weakness; cool, pale and clammy skin; altered mental state and loss of consciousness.

— Howard Cohen July 29, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026

Definition of altered

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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

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Today, as the global HIV/AIDS pandemic enters its fifth decade, scientific advances have transformed what was once widely understood as a death sentence into a manageable chronic condition for many people with access to treatment and quality care.

— Jallicia Jolly, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
But the space could easily be transformed into a media room, a fitness area or an au pair/in-law suite.

— Karen A. Avitabile, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2026

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