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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
The Austrian destination where for years Princess Diana brought her sons to go skiing and King Juan Carlos of Spain whizzed down the slopes with his wife Sofía is reinventing itself.
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Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Jan. 2026
Monahan’s focus on reinventing IP for the YouTube generation is a new demand that is being met head on by Nicole Finnan, the former Peaky Blinders exec who now runs a consultancy, Jaeger Media, and was one of the many who contacted Beason after her RTS Cambridge appearance.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 6 Jan. 2026
The onetime Gen X badboy was famously, briefly married to pop icon Madonna before reinventing himself as one of the greatest actors of his generation, notching an Oscar for 2003’s Mystic River.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Jan. 2026
Nostalgic dining Much like the turn toward comfort food, a revival of classic foods, often with a modern or regional twist, can be seen popping up in restaurant menus reinventing retro dishes, serving up old-school recipes.
—Sunny Hubler, Charlotte Observer, 5 Jan. 2026
The city on China's southeastern coast is reinventing itself as an artificial intelligence hub.
—Elaine Yu, CNBC, 2 Jan. 2026
Such initiatives are key to reinventing the in-store experience, one of four pillars in Shekhar’s transformation strategy.
—Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 23 Dec. 2025
As someone who was part of ESSENCE’s very first issue, Cleveland’s return to center stage feels full circle—an icon still blooming, still reinventing, and still reminding us that art, like life, is meant to be lived out loud.
—Essence, 18 Dec. 2025
The city is constantly reinventing itself, reshaping its infrastructure and architecture with boldness.
—Zoltan Istvan, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Jan. 2026
Monahan’s focus on reinventing IP for the YouTube generation is a new demand that is being met head on by Nicole Finnan, the former Peaky Blinders exec who now runs a consultancy, Jaeger Media, and was one of the many who contacted Beason after her RTS Cambridge appearance.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 6 Jan. 2026
The onetime Gen X badboy was famously, briefly married to pop icon Madonna before reinventing himself as one of the greatest actors of his generation, notching an Oscar for 2003’s Mystic River.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Jan. 2026
Nostalgic dining Much like the turn toward comfort food, a revival of classic foods, often with a modern or regional twist, can be seen popping up in restaurant menus reinventing retro dishes, serving up old-school recipes.
—Sunny Hubler, Charlotte Observer, 5 Jan. 2026
The city on China's southeastern coast is reinventing itself as an artificial intelligence hub.
—Elaine Yu, CNBC, 2 Jan. 2026
Such initiatives are key to reinventing the in-store experience, one of four pillars in Shekhar’s transformation strategy.
—Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 23 Dec. 2025
As someone who was part of ESSENCE’s very first issue, Cleveland’s return to center stage feels full circle—an icon still blooming, still reinventing, and still reminding us that art, like life, is meant to be lived out loud.
—Essence, 18 Dec. 2025
The city is constantly reinventing itself, reshaping its infrastructure and architecture with boldness.
—Zoltan Istvan, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reinventing
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One idea centered on transforming the kickoff, which had become the sport’s most boring play, due to a historically low number of returns.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
10 Jan. 2026
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Artificial intelligence is transforming many spaces, including churches.—
Ashley Portillo,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Biden was even less enthusiastic about reviving international economic institutions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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The latest beat-and-raise quarter from Danaher is reviving Wall Street's hopes for the stock.—
Natasha Abellard,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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The new editor is also giving the magazine a facelift, redesigning its logo and drawing visual inspiration from its archives.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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Key changes include redesigning the Stadium Interchange into a diverging diamond and rebuilding the Hawley Road interchange.—
Francesca Pica,
jsonline.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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Afterward, the situation in Iran only got worse, and now Tehran seeks to stanch the bleeding by resurrecting him again.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
5 Jan. 2026
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Inheriting a nation that was wrecked and regionally isolated by war, a younger Khamenei faced the daunting task of resurrecting his fractured economy and society.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
30 Dec. 2025
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Morgan Bailey, a partner at Mayer Brown and a former senior official at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), said the delay, combined with regulatory updates, suggests the State Department is modifying the registration process.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Nov. 2025
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Researchers plan to improve the ACB by modifying its internal components using two techniques.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Nov. 2025
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But that hope depends on sustaining the cease-fire, facilitating the immediate entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza at levels sufficient to match the enormous needs, and urgently restarting critical services, including education.—
Catherine Russell,
Time,
3 Nov. 2025
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Experts warn that restarting tests could undermine decades of nonproliferation progress and provoke reciprocal actions from other nuclear states.—
Joshua Rhett Miller,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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Don’t err by thinking these fans can just walk out of the jail, reclaiming their Sundays for something fun.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Jan. 2026
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Byrne toured heavily and wasn’t shy about playing his old band’s classic songs, essentially reclaiming them for himself.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
5 Jan. 2026
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That offseason, Tallon went about remaking the roster.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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On a grander, longer-lasting level, the New Haven Museum is remaking the main exhibition on its ground floor to reflect New Haven’s role in the American Revolution.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
4 Jan. 2026
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“Reinventing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reinventing. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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