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
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.
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Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 15 May 2026
Others were quick to point out that jewels from the royal collection are regularly refashioned and worn by multiple people, such as the Cullinan III and IV brooch that Queen Mary (Queen Elizabeth II’s grandmother) once wore as a necklace.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 13 Mar. 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
After the country became a one-man, one-vote democracy, people of color took the reins of politics, came to dominate TV news and op-ed columns, climbed the ranks of business, and refashioned school curricula to narrate a different national history.
—Eve Fairbanks, The Dial, 27 Jan. 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 Jan. 2026
That’s how an in-world textbook from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone became a fundraising tie-in that launched a full-fledged trilogy of shoddy Fantastic Beasts movies, and why the books are being refashioned into what HBO envisions as a decade-long TV series.
—Erik Adams, The Atlantic, 18 Jan. 2026
One of them is family-run Hotel Signum, a fishing village refashioned as a boutique stay where the kitchen is powered by Martina Caruso’s wild creativity (the youngest Italian chef to receive a Michelin star).
—Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Jan. 2026
Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 15 May 2026
Others were quick to point out that jewels from the royal collection are regularly refashioned and worn by multiple people, such as the Cullinan III and IV brooch that Queen Mary (Queen Elizabeth II’s grandmother) once wore as a necklace.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 13 Mar. 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
After the country became a one-man, one-vote democracy, people of color took the reins of politics, came to dominate TV news and op-ed columns, climbed the ranks of business, and refashioned school curricula to narrate a different national history.
—Eve Fairbanks, The Dial, 27 Jan. 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 Jan. 2026
That’s how an in-world textbook from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone became a fundraising tie-in that launched a full-fledged trilogy of shoddy Fantastic Beasts movies, and why the books are being refashioned into what HBO envisions as a decade-long TV series.
—Erik Adams, The Atlantic, 18 Jan. 2026
One of them is family-run Hotel Signum, a fishing village refashioned as a boutique stay where the kitchen is powered by Martina Caruso’s wild creativity (the youngest Italian chef to receive a Michelin star).
—Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for refashioned
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The second Wild Sisters bookstore will be housed in the new and remodeled Paperwork Building, the owners wrote online.—
Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
14 May 2026
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The city’s Office of Sustainability, which led the implementation of Garcetti’s ambitious Green New Deal, was also remodeled early in Bass’s tenure, with many of its responsibilities moved to the Board of Public Works and the Climate Emergency Mobilization Office.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
Verb
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Fearing investigations and the loss of government contracts, dozens of the nation's largest companies, from McDonald's to Facebook owner Meta, modified or scrapped diversity programs to stay off the administration's radar.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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Not to be redistributed, copied, or modified in any way.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
13 May 2026
Verb
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Soon after leaving school, the organization Fighting Words changed that for me.—
Via Riverhead,
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
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Cynteria’s killing — and the girl’s history of abuse — changed how child welfare workers track runaway children.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
18 May 2026
Verb
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Shortly after Macron’s December 2025 trip to Beijing, France altered the political settlement in New Caledonia.—
Wesley Alexander Hill,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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Israel’s extraordinary technological, military, and economic success has altered perceptions.—
Michael W. Sonnenfeldt,
The Atlantic,
20 May 2026
Verb
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Farmer noted that the labels are typically reworked periodically, and that the most recent efforts on this front had begun in 2022.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
18 May 2026
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Bandana motifs—pulled from Los Angeles’ street culture—are reworked across denim and shirts.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
18 May 2026
Verb
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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
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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
Verb
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For summer 2026, the former Premier Nightclub is being transformed into an 18,000-square-foot entertainment venue through a partnership with Big Night Entertainment, focused on concerts, nightlife, and live events year-round.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 May 2026
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Using the Boxer platform also means the vehicle can effectively be transformed into an artillery system simply by installing the appropriate module.—
David Szondy
May 23,
New Atlas,
23 May 2026
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