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refashioning

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verb

present participle of refashion

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of refashioning
Verb
But now social media is eating media-media’s lunch, nibbling into time that used to be spent watching TV and movies, particularly for younger generations, and refashioning itself less as a network and more as a broadcaster. Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 16 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for refashioning
Noun
  • As debate continues internationally, the cathedral leadership has reiterated that the installation is entirely temporary, intends no lasting alteration or harm, and seeks to foster inclusive dialogue.
    Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
  • This alteration confers naked mole-rat cGAS with a greater capacity to stabilize the genome, counteract cellular senescence and organ aging, and promote extended life span and health span.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Kelly Emerson, senior designer at Aidan Design in Silver Spring, Maryland, finds that this reads early 2000s, and Dallen Russell, remodeling advisor at InSite Builders & Remodeling in Bethesda, Maryland, agrees.
    Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The program, which is estimated to initially cost the brand about $1 billion, involves remodeling more than 1,000 Starbucks locations in the US and Canada over the next year along with closing more than 400 in the last three months.
    Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • How has Perez been preparing the ground for change?
    Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • When are the time changes for daylight saving time?
    Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In June, representatives for the county’s immigration hotline told the Alameda County For All committee about the limitations of the organization in responding to the rapidly changing needs of the county’s immigrants.
    Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025
  • But with the upheaval in amateurism and conference realignment, the old NCAA bureaucracy has been changing.
    Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Here's what to know about Walmart's recent real estate moves and how shoppers could notice a difference.
    Melina Khan, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
  • The only difference is that now, instead of salaries, our income comes from investments.
    Alex Trias, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The researchers plan to address the light sensitivity issue by modifying how the vitamin interacts with the electrolyte and by improving the engineering of the flow cell itself.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Running shoe companies must abandon the practice of designing women’s footwear by simply modifying men’s shoes into smaller sizes and brighter colors, according to new research published in the journal .
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • What ultimately inspired McAnally and Baum (who has worked on the business side of his husband’s career) to expand their family was yet another recent life-altering change.
    Nancy Kruh, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Refrigeration can convert starches into sugars, altering the flavor and texture.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Tillman spent the summer reworking his body and dialing in his shot.
    Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
  • From brands reworking archival items, most notably at Chanel, Dior and Celine, to joyful spring-forward colors and shapes at Loewe, Chloé and Ferragamo, this was a season that delivered exciting newness.
    Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025

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“Refashioning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refashioning. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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