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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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Previous editions, exhibited at Jeffrey Deitch and AF Projects, gave us Kenny Scharf launching the little gold man into deep space, Karon Davis recasting him as an ancient Egyptian deity and Austyn Weiner turning him into a mischievous mail-art project.—
THR Staff,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Mar. 2026
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There’s no legal strategy that will recast the multiple areas of federal and state law at issue—including a complex array of antitrust, labor, employment, intellectual property and education laws—to recreate a time in history that has passed.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
9 Mar. 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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The Army Corps is revising the cost estimate, port officials say.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Mar. 2026
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At the same time, Solo Brands conducted a credit agreement restructuring that revised Solo Brands’ capital structure with a $90 million revolving facility, a new $240 million term loan, pay-downs of outstanding amounts and an extended maturity to June 30, 2028.—
Mark Curriden,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Mar. 2026
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The company's cloud computing unit said Monday that one of its facilities in Bahrain was damaged due to a nearby drone strike on Sunday.—
Nur Hikmah Md Ali,
CNBC,
5 Mar. 2026
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These partnerships focus on computing infrastructure, motion technology and factory integration.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Mar. 2026
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Returning to the core of his talk, Yanxiao likened the Xiongnu’s impact on the West to that of the Mongols, who, a millennium later, would alter the cultural topology of Eurasia.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2026
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The order alters the timeline for decommissioning Schahfer, according to a previous NIPSCO statement, but compliance is mandatory, and NIPSCO’s long-term plan to transition to sustainable energy remains unchanged.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
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But are the days of stealing instead of going to therapy numbered?—
Nora DeLigter,
Curbed,
6 Mar. 2026
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The Herald sought the police report numbered 21-23101 dated 9/15/2021 featuring Marcelo Gomes da Silva and 1-16254 dated 6/30/21 also featuring the 19-year-old.—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
5 Mar. 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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It is soon expected to transform into what is known as a gang suppression force in upcoming months.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Mar. 2026
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The building later became a dormitory for The New School, until hotelier Sean MacPherson—the creative force behind the Ludlow Hotel and Hotel Chelsea—transformed it into a hotel once again in 2012.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Refigure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refigure. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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