rejiggering

verb

present participle of rejigger
as in redesigning

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rejiggering
  1. redesigning
  2. reworking
  3. recasting
  4. transforming
  5. modifying
  6. altering
  7. remodeling
  8. revising
Verb
  • Organizations that recognize this are redesigning credibility well before a crisis unfolds.
    — Deepa Nagraj, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Future satellites could replace onboard processors with newer chips from different suppliers without redesigning the entire spacecraft.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of redesigning
Verb
  • If those three are clear, teams spend less time reworking pipelines and more time improving decisions.
    — Jagadish Gokavarapu, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The redesign also tackled some of the home’s quirkier elements, including low ceilings and uneven floors, while reworking the layout for modern living.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 29 June 2026
Definition of reworking
Verb
  • The surfaces continue to change as the button keeps on getting pushed, placing and recasting Diana, Lalo and The King in new contexts, each vaguely modelled on different film genres and with varying levels of playful artifice.
    — Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026
  • According to Deadline, Henry grew older and developed some athletic skills that required recasting.
    — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of recasting
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  • Artificial intelligence is transforming leadership, but perhaps not in the ways most people imagine.
    — Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • This is the web version of Fortune Gulf Brief, a weekly newsletter providing smart coverage on the capital, leaders, and policies transforming one of the world’s most consequential regions.
    — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of transforming
Verb
  • Kim also accused the United States of enabling Japan’s military buildup by supplying Tomahawk missiles, modifying vessels for their operation and supporting the missile tests.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Kan highlights cautious optimism from new diagnostic blood tests and disease-modifying drugs, and stresses lifestyle changes as the most accessible path to brain health.
    — Sue Peschin, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of modifying
Verb
  • When, in the wake of one of these life-altering events, everything must go, an estate sale is a way to sell off a large amount of furniture, decor, and art all at once.
    — Zoey Goto, Architectural Digest, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Climatologists and other water-supply experts say the current long-term drought is being exacerbated by climate change, which is altering how much water falls on the Rocky Mountains as snow before melting into the Colorado River.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of altering
Verb
  • The teams who equipped a workforce instead of remodeling a house.
    — Terry Oroszi, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The Fox was taken over by a consortium of filmmakers led by Jason Reitman, who is working on remodeling the venue and has opened it to screenings this summer in advance of the remodeling as the Director’s Village.
    — Pat Saperstein, Variety, 21 July 2026
Definition of remodeling
Verb
  • The anniversary coincided with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi ’s government revising the country's defense policy to further bolster the military's offensive capability.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The leading seasonal hurricane forecaster, Phil Klotzbach at Colorado State University, has steadily been revising his outlook downward.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of revising
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