Thesaurus results for REFIGURE

refigure

verb

Definition of refigure

as in to recast

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as in to recompute

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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. — 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

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Drawing equally from the hip-hop and R&B that surrounded him growing up and the alternative and rock music that captured his imagination, Black Boy (Alternative) aims to recast Black identity as self-defined.

— SPIN Staff, SPIN, 10 July 2026
Olivia Colman, who portrayed Nick’s mother, was recast for the film, with Anna Maxwell Martin joining.

— Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026

Definition of recast

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The exchange recently revised its rules for new public companies to become part of the index, allowing the space and AI company to be included within a month of going public.

— CJ Haddad, CNBC, 13 July 2026
The city will once again revise its sale of the Oakland Coliseum complex, transferring ownership of the East Bay’s most notable property to a development group that will no longer need to pay for all of it right away.

— Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 13 July 2026

Definition of revise

Verb

That forced Chinese developers to find new ways to get more bang for their computing buck.

— Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 17 July 2026
There’s no shortage of demand for computing power as companies large and small race to adopt AI and major AI labs work to improve their models.

— Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 17 July 2026

Definition of compute

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While some businesses relying on summer traffic have been forced to temporarily close their doors, others refuse to let the smoke alter their plans.

— Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
Those reports, including a key March 2021 intelligence assessment about the 2020 election, concluded that none of those countries attempted to alter voter registration, ballot casting, tabulation or the reporting of results.

— Josh Meyer, USA Today, 17 July 2026

Definition of alter

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While a nonstop parade of human beings moves through this space every day, raccoons numbering in the hundreds are moving back and forth among this static urban architecture above us.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 July 2026
Spearheaded by film commissioner Marysela Zamora, the market expects to host 900 business meetings among a host of international players numbering some 350, an uptick from last year’s 275.

— Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 13 July 2026

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That’s because, as aggressively as SaaS providers are embedding AI agents and other forms of AI into their products, these capabilities bring new realities that are prompting providers to reengineer their pricing models.

— Steve Karp, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
The pool, which was first installed in 1923, was previously renovated in 2012 to reengineer its circulation and filtration system, though the shallow water feature has been notoriously difficult to keep clean.

— Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026

Definition of reengineer

Verb

While analysts focused on softer net interest income, Cramer said CEO Charlie Scharf is successfully transforming the bank into a more diversified firm with stronger investment banking and advisory businesses.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 16 July 2026
Per the official logline, Season 2 expands the world beyond Sherwood and Nottingham into the treacherous courts of England, France, and Rome, transforming the outlaw rebellion into a high stakes battle for the soul of a kingdom.

— Denise Petski, Deadline, 16 July 2026

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