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
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  • As massive investments in artificial intelligence and data centers have spurred demand for computing hardware, Chinese manufacturers are capitalizing on the opportunity.
    — Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
  • These solar panels would generate 150 kW of peak power and 120 kW of average power for computing.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 15 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
  • Exhibited for the first time outside of Sarajevo, the churning Socialist Realist homage invokes Eugène Delacroix’s Liberty Leading the People in figuring partisans heroically overcoming their would-be Nazi aggressors.
    — Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 10 July 2026
  • Roddey wants more money for schools and less for the city, figuring the city can make up funding through utility sales to incoming companies.
    — John Marks, Charlotte Observer, 8 July 2026
Definition of figuring
Verb
  • Scott Mellin, was credited with transforming Salomon from a niche French outdoor performance label to the billion-dollar streetwear brand Rihanna wore for the 2023 Super Bowl halftime stage.
    — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 15 July 2026
  • Try a trend-forward pair of glove flats to give your look an elevated boost, transforming your slouchy bottoms from low-key to downtown chic.
    — India Roby, Glamour, 15 July 2026
Definition of transforming
Verb
  • For years, school administrators across the system used flawed methods to track graduation rates, often counting students who had transferred to other schools as dropouts.
    — Savannah Peters, Fortune, 13 July 2026
  • Both of these typically tokenize data into 1D or 2D sequences, which makes simple spatial tasks unnecessarily difficult—like counting unique chairs in a short video, or remembering what a room looked like an hour ago.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 13 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
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  • Spearheaded by film commissioner Marysela Zamora, the market expects to host 900 business meetings among a host of international players numbering some 350, an uptick from last year’s 275.
    — Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 13 July 2026
  • The rabbits, numbering at least in the hundreds and possibly in the thousands, were caged on a grassy field.
    — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 July 2026
Definition of numbering
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