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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
Turner didn’t do anything in a small way, including reinventing himself.
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Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 6 May 2026
But this is about reinventing the wheel, and there's sure to be plenty of bumps in the road.
—ABC News, 5 May 2026
The RayNeo Air 4 Pro builds on its predecessor rather than reinventing it, offering a bright, vivid, and comfortable prism display experience at an unbeatable $299 price.
—Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 29 Apr. 2026
The 39-year-old songwriter, who’s also a musician and producer, has collaborated with some of the top artists in music, crossing and reinventing genres with ease.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 26 Apr. 2026
Despite its long history, the property managed by Maybourne is constantly reinventing itself.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2026
Three months after resigning, Anne’s nonprofit TTAM Research Institute purchased 23andMe’s assets for $305 million in July 2025, and the company is reinventing itself as a nonprofit medical research organization rather than a genetic testing kit company.
—Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
At its core, the ST3 is a three-in-one tool that blends drilling, tapping (thread cutting) and screwdriving – which may not be reinventing the wheel, but the engineers say the devil is in the detail.
—New Atlas, 21 Apr. 2026
Now Ford is reinventing the assembly line.
—Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 6 May 2026
But this is about reinventing the wheel, and there's sure to be plenty of bumps in the road.
—ABC News, 5 May 2026
The RayNeo Air 4 Pro builds on its predecessor rather than reinventing it, offering a bright, vivid, and comfortable prism display experience at an unbeatable $299 price.
—Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 29 Apr. 2026
The 39-year-old songwriter, who’s also a musician and producer, has collaborated with some of the top artists in music, crossing and reinventing genres with ease.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 26 Apr. 2026
Despite its long history, the property managed by Maybourne is constantly reinventing itself.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2026
Three months after resigning, Anne’s nonprofit TTAM Research Institute purchased 23andMe’s assets for $305 million in July 2025, and the company is reinventing itself as a nonprofit medical research organization rather than a genetic testing kit company.
—Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
At its core, the ST3 is a three-in-one tool that blends drilling, tapping (thread cutting) and screwdriving – which may not be reinventing the wheel, but the engineers say the devil is in the detail.
—New Atlas, 21 Apr. 2026
Now Ford is reinventing the assembly line.
—Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reinventing
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Second, the same precision-medicine approaches that are now transforming oncology must be applied to mental illness, identifying biomarkers early enough to alter disease trajectory.—
Eric J. Nestler,
STAT,
28 Apr. 2026
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News articles and photos of the casual picnic enamored Americans, transforming their view of the royals as rigid and aristocratic to more down-to-earth.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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Satonica credited Burse with reviving Grady’s professional governance, noticing tired nurses and overwhelmed leaders.—
Laura Berrios,
AJC.com,
7 May 2026
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Coty believes that its discipline and sustained focus on reviving all categories and brands will eventually get the business back on track.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Vogue,
7 May 2026
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In one case, while redesigning a ribosomal protein called RpsJ, the AI remodeled an alpha helix—a structural element bridging different parts of the ribosome—and introduced eight new nearby mutations to compensate for the substitution of just two isoleucines.—
Jacek Krywko,
Scientific American,
30 Apr. 2026
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Beyond immediate risks, broader questions remain about how far humans should go in redesigning life and what unintended consequences such changes could have for ecosystems.—
André O. Hudson,
The Conversation,
30 Apr. 2026
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Chopa is resurrecting Caffe Vialetto with a new name — Casa Vialetto — and a similar menu, in a new location at 267 Alhambra Circle in the Gables.—
Connie Ogle
May 2,
Miami Herald,
2 May 2026
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And in parallel, the Russian government has been resurrecting the ghosts of the Soviet past.—
Nathan Hodge,
CNN Money,
26 Apr. 2026
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Other projects focus on AI agents modifying their own behavior.—
Matthew Hutson,
IEEE Spectrum,
7 May 2026
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This year, students are working on a 2023 Cadillac Lyriq, an all-electric SUV, modifying and improving its performance as part of the multi-year challenge.—
Jamal Goss,
CBS News,
4 May 2026
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One Iranian source told CNN that Tehran could see talks restarting if the US lifts its blockade of Iranian ports and Iran fully reopens the Strait of Hormuz.—
Kevin Liptak,
CNN Money,
1 May 2026
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At this point, restarting the engine would be extremely difficult.—
James Glanz,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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Lizzo spoke further about reclaiming the word's meaning while speaking about her album title with PEOPLE.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
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On its improbable third album since reuniting in 2014 after a 14-year hiatus, American Football isn’t interested in reclaiming youth so much as interrogating what came after it.—
Jonathan Cohen,
SPIN,
1 May 2026
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Zadik Zadikian’s project, The Studio, turns a 5,000-square-foot space inside the Arsenale into a working studio, where Zadikian and his assistants will spend the six months of the Biennale’s run making and remaking sculptures in front of visitors.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
4 May 2026
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Kansas is a blue blood remaking its roster after an underwhelming season.—
Lindsay Schnell,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Reinventing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reinventing. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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