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
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.
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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
The Prophet Muhammad was refashioned not as the bearer of revelation but as an agent of history.
—Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
The millefeuille, refashioned with a Miss Dior houndstooth motif, and a Black Forest cake layered with gin, pink pepper, and pleated chocolate, are both classics that embody her delicate, architectural approach to pastry.
—Denni Hu, Footwear News, 11 Dec. 2025
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
The Prophet Muhammad was refashioned not as the bearer of revelation but as an agent of history.
—Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
The millefeuille, refashioned with a Miss Dior houndstooth motif, and a Black Forest cake layered with gin, pink pepper, and pleated chocolate, are both classics that embody her delicate, architectural approach to pastry.
—Denni Hu, Footwear News, 11 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for refashioned
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Mattie Freeman, 78, who is blind, will have her home remodeled to be more accessible by CG&S Design-Build.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
15 Feb. 2026
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The kitchen was remodeled with quartz counters and modern white cabinetry.—
Lynn Slaney Silguero,
Dallas Morning News,
7 Feb. 2026
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The same study found that 26% of respondents now use their MP3 player instead of streaming services, and 39% have modified, customized, repaired or refurbished their device.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
23 Feb. 2026
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Chair Yoga is a type of yoga that is modified to allow participants to perform all exercises seated.—
Kris Slugg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Feb. 2026
Verb
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In a statement, Homeland Security spokesperson Bis said training had changed but that cadets still received training in use of force and the constitution.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
24 Feb. 2026
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Leger Fernández pointed to a strict voter identification bill, known as the SAVE America Act, that Democrats have warned would disenfranchise tens of millions of eligible voters, including women who have changed their last names after getting married.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
23 Feb. 2026
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The first-floor entrance lobby and six-story atrium, including terrazzo floors, concrete walls, skylights and brass railings, are also recommended for protection and not to be altered.—
Everton Bailey Jr,
Dallas Morning News,
19 Feb. 2026
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Samizdat originally published literary texts, which, under censorship, had been altered.—
Jennifer Lutz,
New York Daily News,
19 Feb. 2026
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In 2020, the organization reworked its nomination process and expanded membership to underrepresented groups in an effort to amend these critiques, but has continued to face backlash.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Feb. 2026
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Among the artists who reworked the songs were Justice, Soulwax, Basement Jaxx, Erol Alkan, and the Juan Maclean.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
23 Feb. 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
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In the 1950s, land reclamation transformed former swamplands and a typhoon shelter into today’s Victoria Park and Causeway Bay.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Feb. 2026
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As automobile production transformed Detroit into one of the wealthiest industrial cities in the country, fortunes made in manufacturing financed the construction of grand estates throughout neighborhoods such as Palmer Woods and Boston-Edison.—
Brendel Clark,
Freep.com,
21 Feb. 2026
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