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as in transformed
to make significant changes or improvements to (something)
We are striving to reinvent our business model.
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as in revived
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 reinvented
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
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
Miller constantly reinvented herself and this retrospective celebrates her many lives from fashion model and muse to surrealist artist, fashion photographer, portraitist and pioneering war reporter and photographer.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
The company repeatedly reinvented itself in response to major technological shifts, evolving from software distribution into Internet services, telecommunications, semiconductor design, and AI infrastructure.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 May 2026
One year later, Linda has reinvented herself as a celebrity, exploiting a false narrative as the sole survivor of the plane crash.
—Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 21 May 2026
And he's been reinvented on the Late Show as Stephen Colbert the person instead of Stephen Colbert, the character.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 19 May 2026
The Old Guard In northeast Oklahoma, Clanton’s Café in Vinita has not once reinvented itself.
—Heide Brandes, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 May 2026
Without her lenses, the classroom was a soft, velutinous world full of indefinite objects, every landmark reinvented.
—Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 6 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
Miller constantly reinvented herself and this retrospective celebrates her many lives from fashion model and muse to surrealist artist, fashion photographer, portraitist and pioneering war reporter and photographer.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
The company repeatedly reinvented itself in response to major technological shifts, evolving from software distribution into Internet services, telecommunications, semiconductor design, and AI infrastructure.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 May 2026
One year later, Linda has reinvented herself as a celebrity, exploiting a false narrative as the sole survivor of the plane crash.
—Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 21 May 2026
And he's been reinvented on the Late Show as Stephen Colbert the person instead of Stephen Colbert, the character.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 19 May 2026
The Old Guard In northeast Oklahoma, Clanton’s Café in Vinita has not once reinvented itself.
—Heide Brandes, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 May 2026
Without her lenses, the classroom was a soft, velutinous world full of indefinite objects, every landmark reinvented.
—Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reinvented
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Every neighborhood has its own part in the story too, as the nightlife nexus has migrated up and down Manhattan, shimmied across the East River and back, and transformed, faltered, and thrived again over the past six decades.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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Alongside husband and series co-creator Garrett Kennell, Khare has transformed her digital series into one of contemporary Hollywood’s most ambitious nonfiction productions online.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
6 June 2026
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This is the Chinese chorizo, a 19th-century staple born of necessity, currently being revived.—
Danielle Bauter,
Oc Register,
10 June 2026
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With blisters on their feet and sunburnt shoulders, hundreds from across the Bay Area ended their 50-mile trek Monday outside FCI Dublin, where fears are mounting the shuttered women’s prison could be revived as an immigration detention facility despite federal denials.—
Chase Hunter,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
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While similarly specced, the Oura Ring 5 has redesigned internals to fit its smaller frame.—
Andrew Gebhart,
PC Magazine,
4 June 2026
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SpaceX redesigned this massive structure to pull away more rapidly during liftoff to spare its myriad umbilicals and other connections to the rocket from serious damage.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
3 June 2026
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Six years later — after her Alligator Bites Never Heal mixtape fired her into the sun — a TikTok trend resurrected it.—
John Kennedy,
VIBE.com,
9 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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The vehicle was carefully modified so that the late monarch could position her handbag alongside her between the two front seats.—
Jennifer Hassan,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
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That would, of course, be modified by your situation, though, since no well-mannered guest would watch a pregnant woman struggling under a load of plates without intervening.—
Judith Martin,
Sun Sentinel,
4 June 2026
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The walls and ceiling feature 200-year-old wood reclaimed from farmhouses, and the furniture is made from local elm.—
Jim Dobson,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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As Russia’s advance stalls, Ukraine boosts long-range strikes After a series of gains last year, Russia’s advances along the over 600-mile front line have ground to a near halt recently, and Ukraine’s armed forces have launched successful counterstrikes and reclaimed some ground.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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That same year, commercial flights between the two countries restarted.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 June 2026
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During the summer break, the girl and Enriquez did not have any contact, but things started to pick back up when the school year restarted, according to his arrest affidavit.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
2 June 2026
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The take-home message from our study is that life organizes chemistry in ways that could persist even after those ingredients are altered.—
Gideon Yoffe,
The Conversation,
29 May 2026
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That ruling came the same week the Florida Legislature voted on a new congressional map that altered the amount of Black constituents in her district and in nearby District 20, both of them drawn to protect Black representation in Congress.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2026
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