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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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Over the past five years, Gulf nations have recast themselves as modernizing destinations for Western capital, which came by the billions.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
24 June 2025
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She was recast in the recurring role of nurse Donna Harris, who becomes the girlfriend and fiancée of series lead Frank G. Sanford (Redd Foxx).—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
22 June 2025
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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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After the Supreme Court declined to hear the victims' appeal in 2018, Congress revised the law once more to reaffirm its intent that American victims of terrorism should have access to U.S. courts.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
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The law, which revises earlier state guidelines for autonomous vehicles, requires the operators of self-driving cars to receive prior authorization from the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV).—
Julia Shapero,
The Hill,
19 June 2025
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Last month, Microsoft released a modern remake of its classic MS-DOS Editor, bringing back a piece of computing history that first appeared in MS-DOS 5.0 back in 1991.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
23 June 2025
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This regulatory blueprint arrives at a sensitive time, just as computing power surges, promising myriad benefits.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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Decreasing the available calories isn’t the only way climate change is altering food, however.—
Umair Irfan,
Wired News,
28 June 2025
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With compounded drugs, licensed pharmacists alter, mix or combine ingredients of a drug to customize medicines.—
Queenie Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2025
Verb
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Now that’s been done, and Garcia has been announced and unveiled at the Joan Gamper CT, the veteran’s days between the sticks as Hansi Flick’s number one are believed to be numbered.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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Olli Jokinen’s jersey made an appearance, his name and number a nod to earlier, scrappier days.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2025
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Politicians in both big political parties have been trying to reengineer the U.S. economy to boost manufacturing.—
Greg Rosalsky,
NPR,
17 June 2025
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Long dismissed as fanciful, such attempts to reengineer the earth’s atmosphere are suddenly being taken seriously by at least some mainstream experts.—
Stewart Patrick,
Foreign Affairs,
6 Dec. 2013
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One proposal being out forward by the experts is to transform the DGCA into an independent, oversight body along the lines of U.K.’s Civil Aviation Authority.—
Vasuki Shastry,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
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But the developers’ pitch to transform Coney Island into a year-round destination has done little to assuage resistance from locals.—
Téa Kvetenadze,
New York Daily News,
28 June 2025
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