refiguring

verb

present participle of refigure
1
as in recasting

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2
as in recomputing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for refiguring
  1. recasting
  2. computing
  3. revising
  4. figuring
  5. transforming
  6. counting
  7. refashioning
  8. numbering
Verb
  • The recasting news comes by way of Variety which notes that a number of scenes will need to be shot entirely.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • Recounts often vary from initial vote tallies by a few votes because of operator error recasting the ballot and because voters’ markings on ballots are sometimes unclear to the machine — think hanging chad, only the Scantron version.
    — The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 7 July 2026
Definition of recasting
Verb
  • The current era of AI research requires massive amounts of computing power.
    — Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026
  • Instead of depending entirely on one central processor, swarm members can contribute to the broader mission using their own onboard computing capabilities.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026
Definition of computing
Verb
  • The museum is now revising its inventory and plans to return more than 2,700 hair samples originally collected for the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago.
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 8 July 2026
  • The Office of Science and Technology Policy had been placed in charge of revising the rules on this research by the end of last summer and implementing a national strategy for tracking all gain-of-function research before the end of last year.
    — Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026
Definition of revising
Verb
  • The teams figuring this out early already have an edge most haven't caught onto yet.
    — Angela Palo, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Reynolds has watched people wipe a kid's nose or change a diaper and then rinse their hands in the pool, figuring the chlorine will handle it.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 20 July 2026
Definition of figuring
Verb
  • Inspired by Tintoretto’s Mercury and the Graces, Chan reimagines the Three Graces as abstract forms while transforming Mercury into planetary and sculptural imagery.
    — Anthony DeMarco, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Across the country, camp fees have risen sharply, transforming what was once a middle-class rite of passage into a major household expense.
    — Melissa Petro, Travel + Leisure, 22 July 2026
Definition of transforming
Verb
  • Despite Clarity’s choppy obstacle course, the tedious and frustrating tradition of counting votes and lining up bipartisan yeahs, Member by Member, is a tactic the crypto industry has time to employ and perfect.
    — Cleve Mesidor, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Combined, those more than 10,000 and counting satellites are equipped with over 25,000 lasers currently in operation in LEO to maintain the network's interconnectedness, according to a NASA update.
    — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of counting
Verb
  • Kingsoft Cloud is refashioning itself into an artificial intelligence cloud player — a move that should drive its shares higher, according to Morgan Stanley.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 7 July 2026
  • But weathering the tensions and refashioning the alliance for the future will require more than billion-dollar deals and verbal diplomacy.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 7 July 2026
Definition of refashioning
Verb
  • Most of these hotels, motels and motor lodges were built around the same time the federal government began numbering highways (like Route 66) in the mid-1920s.
    — Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • The fair’s other two sections have also been expanded, with Presents (for young galleries) now numbering 55 galleries and Solo (single-artist presentations) numbering 25 galleries.
    — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of numbering
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