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
Colossa has refashioned the mansion as an inn and brewery that attracts history buffs and curious travelers alike.
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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
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
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for refashioned
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In May, the architect who remodeled the family’s country house testified that Adorni paid him $245,000 in cash.—
Javier Bastardo,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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The home was remodeled in 2022.—
Brendel Clark,
Freep.com,
12 June 2026
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Lawmakers modified the measure before placing it on the ballot by excluding school taxes from the higher homestead exemption.—
CBS Miami Team,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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Unless those sanctions are modified, paying exposes shippers and banks to sanctions.—
David McHugh,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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The board officer positions also changed with Dalia Begin being voted in as the new board president.—
Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 June 2026
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In Tortorella’s defense, Hart wasn’t the issue in the shutout loss in Game 6, but an earlier swap could’ve changed the outlook of the series.—
Jesse Granger,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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The spectral evidence also indicates DJ was only partially altered by water, which Marchi says tells us something about its history.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
19 June 2026
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The trajectory underscores how the Hormuz crisis has altered the calculus for central banks trying to balance slowing growth against rising inflation.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
19 June 2026
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Following their March trade for star defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence, the Bengals reworked quarterback Joe Burrow’s contract Tuesday to create $10 million in cap space.—
Paul Dehner Jr,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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Napoleonic tailoring is reworked through a modern lens, and ruffled necklines and opulent bows overtake more demure details.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
2 June 2026
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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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Seehorn’s indelible portrayal of the cunning Kim Wexler transformed the character from one-off love interest to irreplaceable mainstay, and thus, a partnership was born.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
13 June 2026
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Kumail Nanjiani, who famously transformed his physique over 14 months to play Kingo in Marvel’s Eternals, told HollywoodLife in November 2022 that fitness has become a grounding force in his life.—
Samantha Agate,
Sacbee.com,
13 June 2026
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