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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
Time and again, memoirists reveal how movement—crossing borders, traversing cities, changing addresses—was fundamental to the process of reinventing their identities and their life circumstances.
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Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026
Yet here and there, in communities across the country, newspapers are reinventing themselves.
—Dan Kennedy, The Conversation, 10 Feb. 2026
Not just as an isolated set of islands, distinct from our wider restaurant culture, but happily mixing with it, and sometimes even reinventing itself along the way.
—Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Feb. 2026
Restaurant broker Nate Benedetto, who was involved in the sale of the building, confirmed that millions of dollars were spent on reinventing the space.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2026
This isn’t about reinventing yourself for approval, but about owning your truth unapologetically.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
Since his debut last October, Mattieu Blazy is steadily making a name for himself, gently reinventing what once felt static — tweed, twin sets and pearls, dress coats — into clothes that are new, exciting and fluid.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 29 Jan. 2026
The craftsman at Kaikado isn’t reinventing the tea caddy or building a world-conquering app.
—Big Think, 29 Jan. 2026
Türkiye's giant metropolis of Istanbul, with around 16 million inhabitants, hasn’t stopped reinventing itself.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Jan. 2026
Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026
Yet here and there, in communities across the country, newspapers are reinventing themselves.
—Dan Kennedy, The Conversation, 10 Feb. 2026
Not just as an isolated set of islands, distinct from our wider restaurant culture, but happily mixing with it, and sometimes even reinventing itself along the way.
—Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Feb. 2026
Restaurant broker Nate Benedetto, who was involved in the sale of the building, confirmed that millions of dollars were spent on reinventing the space.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2026
This isn’t about reinventing yourself for approval, but about owning your truth unapologetically.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
Since his debut last October, Mattieu Blazy is steadily making a name for himself, gently reinventing what once felt static — tweed, twin sets and pearls, dress coats — into clothes that are new, exciting and fluid.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 29 Jan. 2026
The craftsman at Kaikado isn’t reinventing the tea caddy or building a world-conquering app.
—Big Think, 29 Jan. 2026
Türkiye's giant metropolis of Istanbul, with around 16 million inhabitants, hasn’t stopped reinventing itself.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reinventing
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Here on Earth, there’s a whole pipeline for identifying which components need to be replaced or repaired and when, with continuous monitoring transforming maintenance from a reactive endeavor to a predictive one.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
24 Feb. 2026
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Season two of Robin Hood expands the world beyond Sherwood and Nottingham into the treacherous courts of England, France, and Rome, transforming the outlaw rebellion into a high stakes battle for the soul of a kingdom.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
24 Feb. 2026
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Kroger is reviving a decade-old plan to build a grocery store near Keller Town Center.—
Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 Feb. 2026
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If Maara’s first album was a hypnotic escape from reality, the latest is an inner-body experience, amplifying sensuality while still reviving a dancefloor.—
Kiana Mickles,
Pitchfork,
17 Feb. 2026
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The state is now in the process of redesigning a new system that will rely on two statewide 911 providers, one to act as a primary provider and another as backup.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
18 Feb. 2026
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Mazda could’ve solved its infotainment system issues by simply moving the screens closer to the front-seat occupants, enabling touch functionality throughout the system, and redesigning the native interface to be more modern.—
Joel Feder,
The Drive,
18 Feb. 2026
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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is resurrecting a major busway project and three bike lane overhauls that were pulled by the Adams administration.—
Ali Bauman,
CBS News,
13 Feb. 2026
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My shower was halfway resurrecting.—
Adam Erace,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Feb. 2026
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Boeing is in the process of modifying two of its 747-800 aircraft that are slated to replace the existing fleet of two aging Boeing 747-200 aircraft that the president currently uses and that take on the Air Force One call sign when the president is aboard.—
Konstantin Toropin,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
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Terraforming — the process of modifying a planet’s atmosphere, temperature, surface, and ecology to be habitable — is looking less and less feasible the more scientists research it.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
19 Feb. 2026
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Circulose is restarting its recycling plant.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
17 Feb. 2026
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Miller said now these local policies are bleeding over into issues like restarting a nuclear power plant, or dealing with natural gas and thermal resources.—
Cami Koons,
Iowa Capital Dispatch,
13 Feb. 2026
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By publicly reclaiming her identity, Pelicot sparked a global reckoning about rape culture, consent and accountability.—
Sylvie Corbet,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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His passion for cinema is driven by a need to center the Hawaiian perspective, reclaiming narratives and dismantling long-standing stereotypes.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
11 Feb. 2026
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Advertisement The West and China are filling AI gaps and remaking some of the most complex and global supply chains in history into more resilient assets in the process.—
Jared Cohen,
Time,
18 Feb. 2026
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Last week, Wall Street shook when stocks of software and other companies tumbled as investors hunted for companies that could be potential losers if AI ends up remaking the world and their industries.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Reinventing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reinventing. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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