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as in transforming
to make significant changes or improvements to (something)
We are striving to reinvent our business model.
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as in reviving
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 reinventing
Several winners focused on accelerating adoption of existing tech rather than reinventing systems from scratch.
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Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 8 June 2026
Now 62, the Hall of Famer is reinventing himself as a grassroots evangelist, challenging pay-to-play costs and field shortages while mentoring kids.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026
The new generation of leaders can learn much about how to sustain focus instead of constantly reinventing themselves or the business; about making decisions for the long-term, not just the next quarter; and how to balance optimism with realism.
—David Morel, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
About cities losing themselves and reinventing themselves.
—Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 1 June 2026
In a city that’s constantly reinventing itself, the drag icon has rolled with the times and embraced Sin City's changes.
—Mark Gray, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
Perhaps this abrupt disruption to her life style was a catalyst for reinventing herself.
—Kinsey Jasnoch, New Yorker, 28 May 2026
For Gleib, the solution to late-night’s problems is not reinventing the wheel, per se — although his show does feature a number of novel elements, including a virtual audience section at tapings and a post-show after-party experience.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 25 May 2026
Wendler says the fix doesn’t require reinventing the workplace from scratch.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 20 May 2026
Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 8 June 2026
Now 62, the Hall of Famer is reinventing himself as a grassroots evangelist, challenging pay-to-play costs and field shortages while mentoring kids.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026
The new generation of leaders can learn much about how to sustain focus instead of constantly reinventing themselves or the business; about making decisions for the long-term, not just the next quarter; and how to balance optimism with realism.
—David Morel, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
About cities losing themselves and reinventing themselves.
—Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 1 June 2026
In a city that’s constantly reinventing itself, the drag icon has rolled with the times and embraced Sin City's changes.
—Mark Gray, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
Perhaps this abrupt disruption to her life style was a catalyst for reinventing herself.
—Kinsey Jasnoch, New Yorker, 28 May 2026
For Gleib, the solution to late-night’s problems is not reinventing the wheel, per se — although his show does feature a number of novel elements, including a virtual audience section at tapings and a post-show after-party experience.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 25 May 2026
Wendler says the fix doesn’t require reinventing the workplace from scratch.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 20 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reinventing
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Per the 1988 Harkness biography Blue Blood, by Craig Unger, Rebekah became deeply involved in the arts, transforming Holiday House into a gathering place for creative talent (Salvador Dalí, Andy Warhol and Gene Kelly were among the artists and entertainers who spent time in her orbit).—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
9 June 2026
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Craft beer enthusiast Phil Lemnotis proposed a brewery in the building and the family got to work transforming it into a spacious brewery, retaining the factory’s industrial look with large windows, original brick and flooring and adding a long wooden bar and second-floor taproom.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
9 June 2026
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That treatment gap is reviving interest in experimental blood-filtering devices that can physically remove viral particles from the bloodstream.—
Elie Dolgin,
IEEE Spectrum,
4 June 2026
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But Alonso and Chelsea also have big roles to play in reviving his form.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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The most effective approaches move beyond surface-level automation, redesigning work around what humans uniquely need to own versus what can be delegated to systems.—
Ameya Kanitkar,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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SailGP’s tech team spent months redesigning the platforms into modular components that could be broken down, packed into standard 40-foot shipping containers, and rebuilt every fortnight.—
Andrew Rice,
New York Times,
27 May 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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Rather, the facts ground the fiction, the fiction enlivens the facts, and both work together to suggest that the pursuit of resurrecting the past and the pursuit of telling a good story can, in some cases, be one and the same.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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The use of shotcrete makes modifying a 65-year-old structure easier, adds Dull.—
D. Hunter Reardon,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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These medicines are disease-modifying therapies that address root causes and enhance quality of life rather than just managing symptoms.—
Karen R. Studer,
Sacbee.com,
1 June 2026
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Down to their last two outs, the Loganville baseball team could only recall the message that senior Jake Boland had delivered to the team in the tunnel prior to restarting the Class 5A championship game after a three-hour rain delay.—
Stan Awtrey,
AJC.com,
27 May 2026
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Because wells in the region are large and close to one another, restarting production will require significant coordination across companies and countries to ensure consistent pressure across multiple wells.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
27 May 2026
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Visage said of the show reclaiming its reality competition Emmys win.—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
3 June 2026
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Though the single mom spends much of the show trying to protect her two sons, Bean says she was most moved by the moments when the character begins reclaiming pieces of herself.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
30 May 2026
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In a city on the make and forever remaking itself, Gene & Georgetti remains unmistakably Chicago.—
David Hammond,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2026
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The organization has focused on helping students learn the basics of computer science and the technology remaking their world.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
8 June 2026
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“Reinventing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reinventing. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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