reinventing

present participle of reinvent

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of reinventing Gabriel says that unlike her husband, Krasner kept reinventing her style. — Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 10 Oct. 2026 Inventive styles like Williams are meant to update more traditionally athletic silhouettes, reinventing them. — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 4 Oct. 2026 With each trick and tactic, companies are reinventing the ripoff right under our noses. — Lindsay Owens, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026 Heiko Nix, Siemens’ Global Head of Cash Management and Payments, describes technology as a catalyst for reinventing payments, not merely improving treasury processes. — Andreas Schweitzer, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026 These towns were selected for their ability to preserve history while reinventing themselves for modern visitors. — Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 18 Sep. 2026 Numerous milestones, from Peart studying with jazz player Freddie Gruber and reinventing his playing style to writing Ghost Rider, a memoir about riding motorcycles and grieving the loss of his wife and daughter, are dotted along the way. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2026 Seabourn is reinventing itself and shedding any stodgy atmosphere in favor of a younger, more active experience. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026 After rising to her current post in 2019, she was tasked with reinventing NBC’s Olympics coverage for a new era. — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reinventing
Verb
  • In 2025, The Jay hotel in San Francisco teamed up with The Namesake, transforming a section of The Jay’s stylish Third Floor into an exclusive design studio.
    — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • That begins with abandoning the fantasy of transforming the region by force.
    — Philip H. Gordon, Foreign Affairs, 12 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Westlock Village emerged from development purgatory to apply for building permits in late September, reviving a 4-year-old plan to bring 256 homes to the corner of State Street and Ulmer Lane in West Boise.
    — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Normalizing an extreme idea But the idea of reviving public executions has, in fact, been openly discussed in more mainstream right-wing circles, beyond the CREC.
    — Odette Yousef, NPR, 15 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The former are simply making existing tasks faster or cheaper; the latter are redesigning workflows and business models.
    — Ryoji Sekido, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The complaints that follow money are the only ones worth redesigning around.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • After resurrecting iconic consoles like the 2600 and Mattel’s Intellivision, Atari is relaunching one of the brand’s personal computers that originally debuted 43 years ago.
    — Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Madonna has spent her career borrowing, referencing, resurrecting and reinventing, but never at the expense of distinctly looking and feeling like herself.
    — Sadie Kargman, Allure, 28 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Organizations spend more time finding and reconciling data, modifying integrations and redesigning controls, steadily increasing the cost of change.
    — Ann Blakely, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The City Council had delayed modifying the ordinance until months after Hoobler resigned despite popular public support.
    — Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Written instructions for cleansing, sun avoidance, sunscreen use, exercise, swimming, and restarting active skin-care products.
    — Malana VanTyler, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Esteban Ocon compared it to restarting Windows on a computer.
    — Luke Smith, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • For showrunner Sandler, the opportunity to explore witches meant reclaiming powerful women’s narratives.
    — Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Put differently, nature is reclaiming Shift, which has long been a ruin in the making.
    — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The White House Historical Association declined to say how much remaking the replica Oval Office cost.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
  • That reduction forced painful cuts to Vision 2030, the prince’s signature policy aimed at remaking Saudi Arabia.
    — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

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“Reinventing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reinventing. Accessed 17 Oct. 2026.

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