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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
From reality television fame and viral social media stardom to his surprisingly competitive mayoral campaign, Pratt has reinvented himself more than once.
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Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026
Missing many opportunities for genuine satirical home runs , this sixth go round doesn’t try to reinvent the wheel but unfortunately can’t find much new to say about this genre, instead stuck in the same old formula even with the OG cast and characters back in charge.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 4 June 2026
Every Friday arrives carrying another stack of releases promising to reinvent something.
—Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 4 June 2026
Karl-Anthony Towns reinvented himself as the quarterback of the offense, Josh Hart knocked down shot after shot as defenses refused to close out, OG Anunoby and Mikal Bridges seemingly didn’t miss and Jalen Brunson is the unwavering offensive juggernaut known as The Captain.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 3 June 2026
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Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026
Missing many opportunities for genuine satirical home runs , this sixth go round doesn’t try to reinvent the wheel but unfortunately can’t find much new to say about this genre, instead stuck in the same old formula even with the OG cast and characters back in charge.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 4 June 2026
Every Friday arrives carrying another stack of releases promising to reinvent something.
—Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 4 June 2026
Karl-Anthony Towns reinvented himself as the quarterback of the offense, Josh Hart knocked down shot after shot as defenses refused to close out, OG Anunoby and Mikal Bridges seemingly didn’t miss and Jalen Brunson is the unwavering offensive juggernaut known as The Captain.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 3 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reinvent
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But while objections to the idea of engineering immunity to disease have remained essentially the same over the last two centuries, their meaning has changed, transforming what was once arguable into the lies that drive our current peril.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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The Knicks' return to the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999 has transformed each game into one of the hottest tickets in New York, attracting actors, musicians, athletes and other public figures eager to witness the action in person.—
Shafiq Najib,
ABC News,
10 June 2026
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This impossibility invites us to reimagine and revive cultural production as a site to theorize the many experiences of Black motherhood.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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Modern materials revive a centuries-old motor design Although axial flux motors are often viewed as a cutting-edge technology, the concept traces its origins to some of the earliest electric motor experiments conducted by Michael Faraday in the 19th century.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
7 June 2026
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The park district also water playgrounds in McKinley, Austin-Lake and Avalon Park are being redesigned and rebuilt as part of an ongoing improvements project, and will be closed for the 2026 season.—
Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
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Those plans suggest that the interchange should be removed or redesigned.—
Elliott Wenzler,
Denver Post,
9 June 2026
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In early May, Johnson visited Springfield and, seemingly out of nowhere, raised the prospect of resurrecting the lakefront stadium plan and saying Chicago’s 2024 plan never got a fair hearing in the state capitol.—
Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2026
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And some Republicans continued to express reservations Tuesday that the fund could be resurrected despite Blanche's assurances.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
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And of course, that’s going to set up a constitutional crisis when the increasingly conservative Supreme Court during Reconstruction and after will start first modifying and then all but destroying the Fourteenth Amendment.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
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Such modifications, like changing an e-bike’s wheels, changing its motor or battery, or modifying its control panel to tweak speed controls and limits, might be considered a crime if the rider lacks a DMV license, according to the California attorney general.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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Then build a sharp profile around that, reactivate your network and share one insight per week.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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When your immune system weakens with age, due to stress, or from illness, the virus can reactivate, leading to a case of shingles.—
Petra Guglielmetti,
Glamour,
7 May 2026
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Almost all of those lives reclaimed were children.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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The measure reshaped California’s congressional map ahead of the midterm elections, creating several districts that Democrats viewed as key opportunities in their effort to reclaim the House.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
10 June 2026
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The game finished 1-0 but FIFA ordered the whole match to be replayed (Uzbekistan pushed for an automatic 3-0 win, or at the very least to restart play from the 38th minute, when the penalty incident occurred, and with them a goal up).—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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Trump has also repeatedly shown interest in restarting high-level US diplomacy with North Korea.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
8 June 2026
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