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as in to recast
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Recent Examples of refigure
Muldrow does what Black artists have always done uniquely well — signify upon, revise and refigure a theme, expanding an existing form through a clever new one.
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New York Times, 11 Mar. 2021
That has affected local organizations including the Houston Choral Society who has been forced to refigure their presentation of music for the safety of both their performers and patrons.
—David Taylor, Houston Chronicle, 14 Aug. 2020
On the flip side, the onus is on opponents to refigure the Spurs out, a task that continues with today’s game against rookie star Ja Morant and the eighth-place Memphis Grizzlies.
—Jeff McDonald, ExpressNews.com, 1 Aug. 2020
The provision was sought by the Ohio Chamber of Commerce to help businesses avoid having to refigure withholdings for thousands of employees who have been working remotely for weeks to avoid spreading the deadly coronavirus.
—Robert Higgs, cleveland, 23 Apr. 2020
The film works to refigure the identity of the assassination buff, registering his or her inquest as essentially futile.
—Art Simon, Slate Magazine, 21 July 2017
New York Times, 11 Mar. 2021
That has affected local organizations including the Houston Choral Society who has been forced to refigure their presentation of music for the safety of both their performers and patrons.
—David Taylor, Houston Chronicle, 14 Aug. 2020
On the flip side, the onus is on opponents to refigure the Spurs out, a task that continues with today’s game against rookie star Ja Morant and the eighth-place Memphis Grizzlies.
—Jeff McDonald, ExpressNews.com, 1 Aug. 2020
The provision was sought by the Ohio Chamber of Commerce to help businesses avoid having to refigure withholdings for thousands of employees who have been working remotely for weeks to avoid spreading the deadly coronavirus.
—Robert Higgs, cleveland, 23 Apr. 2020
The film works to refigure the identity of the assassination buff, registering his or her inquest as essentially futile.
—Art Simon, Slate Magazine, 21 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for refigure
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Busfield has called the allegations an act of retaliation after the boys were recast on the show.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
6 Apr. 2026
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Stein alleges the parents of the child actors blamed Busfield when their sons were recast in 2024 and wanted revenge.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
6 Apr. 2026
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Reducing the size of a fund also means recomputing management fees, and therefore handing money back to limited partners.—
BYJessica Mathews,
Fortune,
31 July 2023
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Clearing the entire browsing history will cause Chrome to recompute the FLoC ID.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes,
12 June 2021
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In North Carolina, which is also seeing a surge of data centers, the largest utility is revising its long-term plans to delay the retirement of coal plants and to build more natural gas plants.—
Jessica Hill,
Fortune,
9 Apr. 2026
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The judge also found fault with the Pentagon’s attempt to revise an earlier policy that restricted journalists from soliciting information, classified or unclassified, that was not approved for release.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
9 Apr. 2026
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After all, people using the internet will require computing power from somewhere.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2026
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CoreWeave has been one of the chief beneficiaries of a race among major technology companies to build AI models that has sent demand for computing demand soaring.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Instead of acting as flaws, these regions serve as energy traps that alter how light is emitted.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Apr. 2026
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This is altered by telehealth, which allows patients to start this delicate procedure in a calm, secure and private setting.—
Lucy Jones
April 11,
Miami Herald,
11 Apr. 2026
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The installments will be numbered, enabling viewers to watch in sequence, with the running time and structure in keeping with the current zeal for microdramas and the popularity of TikTok, Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2026
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Researchers documented the fish ascending waterfalls up to approximately 15 meters high, often in groups numbering in the thousands.—
Samantha Agate,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
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Its research is focused on a type of gene therapy where doctors don't need to take a patient's cells out to reengineer them.—
Amy Feldman,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Automakers would need to see more demand to justify either importing the cars or investing to reengineer the cars to pass US crash standards, said Michael Brooks, executive director of the Center for Automotive Safety.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
16 Dec. 2025
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Burelli also warned the policy shift could transform Venezuela into a laundering hub for illicit gold from across the Amazon basin, with miners from Brazil, Colombia, Guyana and Suriname channeling production through Venezuelan networks before reaching global buyers.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
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Hannah's idea was to transform needles into what's called biochar carbon.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Refigure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refigure. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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