rejiggering

present participle of rejigger

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rejiggering
Verb
  • When the 85th percentile speed is higher than the existing speed limit, the manual now recommends officials consider redesigning roads ‒ potentially adding elements like bike lanes, speed bumps and pedestrian islands ‒ to encourage drivers to slow down, O'Connell said.
    N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Ten women are participating in the inaugural program that will focus on redesigning the institution’s uniform for women.
    Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Tillman spent the summer reworking his body and dialing in his shot.
    Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
  • From brands reworking archival items, most notably at Chanel, Dior and Celine, to joyful spring-forward colors and shapes at Loewe, Chloé and Ferragamo, this was a season that delivered exciting newness.
    Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Fishburne expressed his desire to play Professor X on the same day that McAvoy and his X-Men costar Elliot Page, who played Kitty Pryde, shared their thoughts on a few recasting rumors.
    Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Oct. 2025
  • That has involved recasting every single role from the original films, but now, there’s an exception.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Like many Middle Eastern nations, its wealth is rooted in fossil fuel extraction, which makes up 86 percent of its exports, transforming it from a modest pearl-diving economy into a leading petrostate ready to pour cash just about anywhere that might buy influence.
    Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The sun ducks down and sets Conejo Mountain against warm pinks and purples, transforming the ridgeline into an epic silhouette.
    Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The researchers plan to address the light sensitivity issue by modifying how the vitamin interacts with the electrolyte and by improving the engineering of the flow cell itself.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Running shoe companies must abandon the practice of designing women’s footwear by simply modifying men’s shoes into smaller sizes and brighter colors, according to new research published in the journal .
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • What ultimately inspired McAnally and Baum (who has worked on the business side of his husband’s career) to expand their family was yet another recent life-altering change.
    Nancy Kruh, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Refrigeration can convert starches into sugars, altering the flavor and texture.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Kelly Emerson, senior designer at Aidan Design in Silver Spring, Maryland, finds that this reads early 2000s, and Dallen Russell, remodeling advisor at InSite Builders & Remodeling in Bethesda, Maryland, agrees.
    Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The program, which is estimated to initially cost the brand about $1 billion, involves remodeling more than 1,000 Starbucks locations in the US and Canada over the next year along with closing more than 400 in the last three months.
    Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • However, the report concluded that the school had taken extensive corrective actions, such as increasing surveillance video placement, revising reporting protocols and enhancing staff training.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • While revising this novel, my left eyebrow fell out from stress.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Rejiggering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rejiggering. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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