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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Although Walsh wanted to come back for the new version of Penny, CBS asked the team to recast the female lead.

— Katie Mannion, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026
Even as Sartre’s intellectual star began to dim, and existentialism fell into disrepute, this focus on lived experience endured, though recast in ways Sartre might not have recognized or approved.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 July 2026

Definition of recast

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Lyons told investors in July 2025 after those sales that Fiserv would need to revise its guidance.

— Matt Peterson, CNBC, 21 July 2026
The June jobs report showed leisure and hospitality jobs plunged by 61,000 positions – a number so dumbfounding that economists widely expect that to get revised .

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 20 July 2026

Definition of revise

Verb

The Facebook and Instagram company has already been ramping up spending to build the enormous computing infrastructure needed to support its AI ambitions.

— Paulina Likos, CNBC, 24 July 2026
Memory chips, also called DRAM, are used to temporarily hold data in most computing devices, including laptops and smartphones.

— Srikanth Jagabathula, Fortune, 24 July 2026

Definition of compute

Verb

Didymo blooms use up a lot of oxygen and alter the food web, according to Taylor.

— Hannah Smith July 25, Idaho Statesman, 25 July 2026
The researchers could take the output of the contact probability analysis for on- and off-target sites and compare them, identifying exactly which amino acids in Cas9 have altered contacts when there’s a mismatch between the guide RNA and the DNA.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 24 July 2026

Definition of alter

Verb

Level99 has spent roughly four years building a corporate team that now numbers more than 100 people, something unheard of for just a three-location company.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 22 July 2026
Journe offered the first 20, numbered 001-020/00R, to his early supporters through a subscription system, asking them to place deposits that helped to finance his budding manufacture.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 21 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

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PayJoy, founded by Doug Ricket, is transforming credit access in the global south, enabling millions to afford phones and invest in micro-businesses where traditional credit is scarce.

— Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026
Downtown San Diego has been transformed into a haphazard movie set with numerous activities for locals without a Comic-Con International badge.

— Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2026

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