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refigures

verb

present tense third-person singular of refigure
1
as in recasts

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as in recomputes

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for refigures
  1. recasts
  2. numbers
  3. transforms
  4. enumerates
  5. alters
  6. computes
  7. revises
  8. modifies
Verb
  • Director Ivan Uryvskyi is candid about how the play recasts the ancient poem’s themes of return and those trapped in exile and captivity.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The new edition recasts all 10 songs from the original through a more intimate lens, with Carlile returning to Long Pond Studio in upstate New York to co-produce four tracks with the National’s Aaron Dessner.
    — SPIN Staff, SPIN, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of recasts
Verb
  • These protests attracted the interest of the Council of Europe, the international organisation set up in 1949 to uphold human rights and the rule of law in Europe which now numbers 46 members, including the United Kingdom.
    — Matt Slater, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Launched in 1973 in Scotts Valley, the Erik’s empire now numbers 29 restaurants and stretches from the Monterey Peninsula to Sacramento County.
    — Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of numbers
Verb
  • The show transforms Fortune’s trusted reporting into actionable, conversational, and entertaining insights for an emerging class of business leaders.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026
  • This transforms Huston into a colorful enchantress with her grim lair now becoming a lush Greek-like temple.
    — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of transforms
Verb
  • Adler’s version, as elegant and lyrical as Fisher’s, enumerates ways to use every last scrap, bone, and core—and introduced her as a writer who made art out of the marginal.
    — Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Zuckerberg enumerates one of these very specifically, and in my view, this is one of the biggest contributions of this essay.
    — John Werner, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
Definition of enumerates
Verb
  • The rainout alters those plans, particularly with Wednesday’s forecast in Omaha putting that game in question, too.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Coincidentally, most general rifle seasons start now, and hunting pressure drastically alters elk behavior.
    — Jim Zumbo, Outdoor Life, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of alters
Verb
  • Moreover, revisions to the way the Bureau of Economic Analysis computes the personal consumption expenditures price index are expected to take inflation readings issued earlier this year lower.
    — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Nature computes, and one result is the code through which matter becomes a living, adaptive, self-organizing form.
    — Pravir Malik, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of computes
Verb
  • Effective July 29, Maine significantly revises its workplace substance use testing framework.
    — Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • Golden Gate revises the design system to reduce the distractions that should never have been present in the first place.
    — Edward Mendelson, PC Magazine, 13 July 2026
Definition of revises
Verb
  • In anticipation of the court ruling, a law passed by the Illinois General Assembly in June modifies the state residency requirement that applies to students without permanent legal status.
    — Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The final kickoff adjustment modifies alignment requirements for receiving team players in the setup zone.
    — Jayna Bardahl, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of modifies
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