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as in transforms
to make significant changes or improvements to (something)
We are striving to reinvent our business model.
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as in revives
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 reinvents
The restaurant, which opened in February 2025 and is closed on Fridays and Saturdays in honor of the Sabbath, reinvents classic kosher cuisine with rich flavors and a fierce farm-to-table mentality.
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Connie Ogle
updated May 28, Miami Herald, 28 May 2026
Goldschmied introduces Agolde, a total-look contemporary brand that reinvents the idea of jeanswear and sportswear using next generation fibers.
—Maria Cristina Pavarini, Footwear News, 18 May 2026
This is agent sprawl, a pattern where every agent reinvents the wheel because there's no shared layer of reusable, composable skills.
—Ambika Saklani Bhardwaj, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
In it, after an injury ends his NBA dreams, Myron Bolitar reinvents himself as a sports agent — using charm, smarts, and a ruthless partner to navigate the high-stakes and dirty world of sports, where saving his clients often means risking himself.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 13 May 2026
Premiering in Competition at Cannes — a major promotion for the filmmaker, whose debut bowed in the Critics’ Week sidebar — the film reinvents no wheels but its details are specific and rewarding.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 13 May 2026
And yet, in placing new context and bodies inside the suit of ’80s excess, The Jellicle Ball reinvents it.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2026
Salesforce reinvents Slack for the AI age Back when Salesforce acquired Slack in 2021 for $27 billion, AI was not the driving force of the tech industry and AI agents were not on anyone's radar.
—Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
The Last Critic isn’t the sort of documentary that reinvents the nonfiction filmmaking wheel.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2026
Connie Ogle
updated May 28, Miami Herald, 28 May 2026
Goldschmied introduces Agolde, a total-look contemporary brand that reinvents the idea of jeanswear and sportswear using next generation fibers.
—Maria Cristina Pavarini, Footwear News, 18 May 2026
This is agent sprawl, a pattern where every agent reinvents the wheel because there's no shared layer of reusable, composable skills.
—Ambika Saklani Bhardwaj, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
In it, after an injury ends his NBA dreams, Myron Bolitar reinvents himself as a sports agent — using charm, smarts, and a ruthless partner to navigate the high-stakes and dirty world of sports, where saving his clients often means risking himself.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 13 May 2026
Premiering in Competition at Cannes — a major promotion for the filmmaker, whose debut bowed in the Critics’ Week sidebar — the film reinvents no wheels but its details are specific and rewarding.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 13 May 2026
And yet, in placing new context and bodies inside the suit of ’80s excess, The Jellicle Ball reinvents it.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2026
Salesforce reinvents Slack for the AI age Back when Salesforce acquired Slack in 2021 for $27 billion, AI was not the driving force of the tech industry and AI agents were not on anyone's radar.
—Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
The Last Critic isn’t the sort of documentary that reinvents the nonfiction filmmaking wheel.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reinvents
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Billie Jean King National Tennis Center transforms into the NYNJ World Cup 26 Group Stage HQ from June 11-June 27 in Flushing, Queens.—
Jesse Zanger,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
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As much of South Florida’s live music scene slows for the summer, the Community Arts Program Summer Concert Series transforms the sanctuary of a Coral Gables church into an intimate concert hall, welcoming acclaimed musicians from around the world.—
Miguel Sirgado,
Miami Herald,
9 June 2026
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The L'Oréal Elvive Hyaluron Plump Hair Serum is a thickening, hydrating styling product that revives thin, limp, dry hair almost instantly.—
Sophie Wirt,
InStyle,
10 June 2026
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The effort to establish a West Coast coal export terminal revives a fight that has played out repeatedly in recent years.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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The company’s claim is that MST modifies the mechanical stress state of the silicon surface in a way that discourages dislocation nucleation and propagation during the subsequent GaN growth steps.—
Aditya Jadhav,
Interesting Engineering,
8 June 2026
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This bill modifies the sales-in-error regulations to create a new category for any current outstanding certificates to be automatically declared in error, meaning those sales will be reversed, tax buyers will be refunded and the process will restart under the new statute.—
Jenna Schweikert,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
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Their ferocious poetry resurrects them, inviting other mad seekers to take up their story.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
1 May 2026
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The unrestricted grant resurrects the spirt of the AIDS Treatment Project, which Giorno started when the epidemic left so many artists in need beginning in the early ’80s.—
Andy Battaglia,
ARTnews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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This story reclaims that for him.—
David L. Coddon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 May 2026
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If Connor Hellebuyck reclaims anything close to Hart Trophy form, returning to Winnipeg at his best, then the Jets have a foundational piece of their roster in place at less than market value.—
Murat Ates,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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At the conclusion of every regular season, provided the Knicks make the playoffs, the organization redesigns the corridor leading from the home locker room to the Madison Square Garden hardwood floors.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
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This approach redesigns enterprise workflows to embed value, operationalize governance and harden the AI lifecycle, ensuring reliability over time.—
Ashwin Gaidhani,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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According to Beemiller, alcohol alters appetite-regulating signals and affects the brain’s reward circuits.—
Teresa Mull,
FOXNews.com,
6 June 2026
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That shift slightly alters the stars' structure and luminosity, leaving relatively few stars at certain brightness levels.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
4 June 2026
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