refigure

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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for refigure
Verb
  • This is hardly a glowing endorsement from the network that, after 13 seasons, took the unprecedented decision to recast RHONY — a show that was once the jewel in the franchise’s crown — around a new group of women.
    Louis Staples, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2025
  • However, the show's youngest two children have been recast for the reboot, as Dewey, who was played by Erik Per Sullivan on the original series, will now be portrayed by Caleb Ellsworth-Clark.
    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 17 May 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • Clearing the entire browsing history will cause Chrome to recompute the FLoC ID.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes, 12 June 2021
Verb
  • Payroll job growth was slightly better than expected at 139,000, but the previous two months were revised lower.
    Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
  • In 2018, Germany committed to boosting its standing forces to 203,000 by 2025 — a target date that was later revised to 2031.
    Sebastian Shukla, CNN Money, 8 June 2025
Verb
  • The most common way to determine heart rate is to subtract a person's age from 220.
    Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2025
  • The bill would remove tax requirements from tips for service workers and overtime wages whilst also allowing small businesses to subtract 23 percent of qualifying income from taxes.
    James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
Verb
  • Becoming disabled radically altered her life in ways that are both challenging and empowering.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 2 June 2025
  • Familiarity with those three helped Kirk learn when his pitchers’ offerings are especially locked and when he’s got to alter the plan.
    Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 2 June 2025
Verb
  • Alvin's time as a TS is numbered, but the eventual moisture, rain and the 20-30 degree cool down in the southwest will be welcome.
    Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
  • The company's global team now numbers 63 professionals, supporting operations across multiple countries.
    Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
Verb
  • Politicians in both big political parties have been trying to reengineer the U.S. economy to boost manufacturing.
    Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 27 May 2025
  • Farmers command enormous public sympathy in Iowa and, in any case, no one farmer could reengineer the hydrology of the entire Des Moines Lobe.
    Dave Hage, Literary Hub, 27 May 2025
Verb
  • Apartments would transform into humid hothouses, the perfect habitat for mosquitoes, water snakes, fungus, and rushes.
    Sarah Durn, Popular Science, 5 June 2025
  • In the summertime, after the rains, the river swells and the dry landscape transforms green, delighting hungry elephants.
    Mary Holland, Robb Report, 5 June 2025

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“Refigure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refigure. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.

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