rejiggering

Definition of rejiggeringnext
present participle of rejigger
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rejiggering
Verb
  • Instead of redesigning airport systems from scratch, companies are exploring humanoid robots that can fit into existing workflows.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
  • Since then, scientists have devised ways of redesigning these molecules to better infiltrate muscle cells, leading to vastly higher dystrophin levels.
    Jason Mast, STAT, 7 May 2026
Verb
  • Nike’s Rejuven8 Run Jelly went sport-tech, reworking the brand’s 2008 recovery shoe as a translucent PVC cage with a removable mesh bootie — part water shoe, part cage sneaker, part Y2K recovery runner.
    Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 12 May 2026
  • By the end of the fittings, Hallyday had recut and resewn all three pieces several times, adjusting shades of white, reworking the skirt’s fabrics and refining the jacket’s cut, which was her biggest challenge.
    Kaio Cesar, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
Verb
  • Downtown Brooklyn’s 141 Willoughby Street was an under-construction residential tower when the developers flipped their plans in 2019, converting it to an office build and recasting it as the borough’s next big business hub.
    Kim Velsey, Curbed, 1 May 2026
  • This is a very rare recasting for creative reasons on The White Lotus as White is meticulous about the casting process, finding the actors who best embody his vision for the characters.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Ted Turner, one of America’s largest private landowners, devoted decades to transforming 3,125 square miles of ranches into conservation laboratories across six states.
    Susan Montoya Bryan, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
  • Work transforming the pool with a blue covering is already well underway, meaning the covering would have to be manually removed if efforts to halt the renovation are carried out.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 11 May 2026
Verb
  • Other projects focus on AI agents modifying their own behavior.
    Matthew Hutson, IEEE Spectrum, 7 May 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • Other players contributed to the efforts, but those two were consistently altering shots.
    Dan Rios, Daily News, 10 May 2026
  • Every day in stores across Florida, thousands of people pull out their wallets and purses to scratch a lottery ticket, hoping for a life-altering prize.
    Jack Jankowski, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 May 2026
Verb
  • That same year, Weinstock’s began remodeling its department store.
    Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 1 May 2026
  • The project includes modifying interior space on the independent-living portion of the property at the basement level, minimal facade changes, new doors and windows, remodeling an existing unit that was abandoned and exterior improvements to site ramps.
    Ashley Mackin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Shipping companies are trying to adapt to the energy shock, reducing vessel speeds and revising schedules to cut costs in the short term while making plans to acquire ships that can run on alternative fuels.
    ABC News, ABC News, 12 May 2026
  • The European Union is currently revising the rules that enable European cinema to flourish, to travel, and to carry our common voice.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2026
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“Rejiggering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rejiggering. Accessed 15 May. 2026.

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