1
as in to transform
to make significant changes or improvements to (something)
We are striving to reinvent our business model.
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as in to revive
to bring (something) into use again in a new way
Later in her career, she reinvented herself as a singer/songwriter.
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Recent Examples of reinvent
While Eddie Antar fled to Israel, was extradited back to the U.S. and served time before dying in 2016, Sam Antar reinvented himself as a fraud expert for government agencies and law firms.
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Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2025
This is your moment to reinvent yourself and your domestic life, especially with the sun energizing your fourth house of home, family and emotional foundation.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Piper Sandler initiates Bristol-Myers Squibb as overweight Piper said the biopharma company is in midst of reinventing itself.
—Michael Bloom, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2025
On a mission to reinvent Denver’s nightlife scene, founder Arend Richard created a space to cater to tokers instead of drinkers, and it’s been a long time coming.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2025
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Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2025
This is your moment to reinvent yourself and your domestic life, especially with the sun energizing your fourth house of home, family and emotional foundation.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Piper Sandler initiates Bristol-Myers Squibb as overweight Piper said the biopharma company is in midst of reinventing itself.
—Michael Bloom, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2025
On a mission to reinvent Denver’s nightlife scene, founder Arend Richard created a space to cater to tokers instead of drinkers, and it’s been a long time coming.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reinvent
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Fungi transform materials that plants and animals otherwise wouldn’t be able to use to their benefit.—
Lauren Oster,
Smithsonian Magazine,
12 May 2025
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Getting Flagg, whose competitive drive and intensity transformed Duke this year on a day-in, day-out basis, according to the coaching staff, would be massive for general manager Jeff Peterson and the new ownership group that inherited many of the players currently on the roster.—
Sam Vecenie,
New York Times,
12 May 2025
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Funding for Trump’s mass deportation operation The legislation would provide $46.5 billion to revive construction of Trump’s wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, and more money for the deportation agenda.—
Kevin Freking,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2025
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The cast includes Uma Thurman and David Zayas, reviving his portrayal of Det.—
Maira Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2025
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While traditional mattress companies were optimizing foam densities and coil configurations, Matteo was asking a more fundamental question: What if sleep itself could be redesigned?—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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Storage has been redesigned to be more intuitive—cabinets now flip up rather than down—the side and rear windows now open up, and a skylight has been installed above the dinette.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
8 May 2025
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Allison Williams’s pioneering roboticist must resurrect her preppy android and give her a few upgrades with which to take on this new adversary, naturally.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
7 May 2025
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Still, the idea that ultimately the dead will be resurrected by God is a core aspect of classical rabbinic theology embraced by Orthodox Jews, who make up a larger share of Jews in Israel than in the United States.—
Ben Sales,
Sun Sentinel,
7 May 2025
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After that, Newsom has 120 days to either to approve the pardon, modify it or deny it.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
14 May 2025
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There’s no need to disrupt walls or modify the entire HVAC system.—
Jon Stojan,
USA Today,
13 May 2025
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These measures, paused during the pandemic, are returning in full force as the Department of Education reactivates pre-2020 collection protocols.—
Ben Kesslen,
Quartz,
8 May 2025
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It was reactivated in late February 2024, with gunmen storming police stations and Haiti’s two largest prisons, releasing more than 4,000 inmates.—
Dánica Coto,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2025
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Gracie Abrams reclaims the No. 1 spot on the ARIA Albums Chart this week with The Secret of Us (via Interscope/Universal), marking its third non-consecutive week at the top, while Australian artist Dope Lemon earns another top 10 debut with his latest release Golden Wolf, which enters at No. 8.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
9 May 2025
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The flagship cryptocurrency reclaimed the $100,000 level on Thursday.—
Jason Gewirtz,
CNBC,
8 May 2025
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The university restarted its football team in 2017.—
Kate Marijolovic,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 May 2025
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Until systemic reforms such as these are enacted, restarting student loan payments will not only burden individual borrowers but also perpetuate entrenched racial and economic inequities.—
Aisha Nyandoro,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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