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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for refashioned
  1. remodeled
  2. modified
  3. changed
  4. altered
  5. reworked
  6. remade
  7. transformed
Verb
  • It was recently remodeled by architect Gabriela Liebert and is now on the market for about $6 million.
    — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Barnes & Noble has also remodeled many of its locations, installing modular shelving, improving lighting, and reorganizing how books are presented.
    — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of remodeled
Verb
  • Unless cargo ship designs are modified to deter or push aside these emergent threats, and new merchant ships get built to fight through damage, cargo traffic near maritime chokepoints will have an increasingly tough time.
    — Craig Hooper, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The game traces its roots to 1964 when engineer Charles Fairbanks modified a softball by inserting an electronic beeping device so blind children could play.
    — Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of modified
Verb
  • What changed in the past generation is that companies other than banks and consulting firms have disappeared from campus recruiting, and colleges have allowed a recruiting race to the bottom in return.
    — Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The researchers demonstrated the concept using signals whose characteristics changed over time, including handwriting and object movement at different speeds.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of changed
Verb
  • The provider binds the account, agent and task in an authorization record and digitally signs it, allowing the retailer and payment service to verify who issued it and whether it has been altered.
    — Aashis Luitel, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The exterior of the Knox-Goodrich building, which was constructed in 1889, can’t be altered even if work is done inside the property.
    — George Avalos, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of altered
Verb
  • Instead, the culinary team reworked the dressing into a richer, creamier dill ranch designed to mellow the burger’s sharp briny flavors while still letting the pickles shine.
    — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 10 Aug. 2026
  • With less shedding needed overall, Escom has also reworked its rationing schedule to put households first and ask industry to wait.
    — Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of reworked
Verb
  • 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
  • The Fight for the Soul of College Football, as the Hurricanes’ bold, brash and arrogant style transformed college football into something closer to theater.
    — Emile Nuh, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Others transformed astronomy, revealed hidden worlds across the Solar System, or even ventured beyond the Sun’s influence.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of transformed

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