Definition of remakenext
1
as in to remodel
to make different in some way one of those people who left the security and conformity of a small town to remake their lives in the big city

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2
as in to replicate
to make or do again yesterday's soup was so good that we decided to remake it for today's lunch

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Recent Examples of remake The approach is inspired, Martin said, by a love for his hometown of Miami and the legacy of his parents and grandparents, among the Cuban exiles who in their struggle to establish a new life helped remake the city. Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 18 May 2026 Its potential to remake the movie industry, for good or bad, has been an ongoing debate since the festival opened. ABC News, 18 May 2026 Now might not seem the moment for Democrats to be quarrelling, but many of them believe that the only way to build the Party back up is to remake it. Amy Davidson Sorkin, New Yorker, 17 May 2026 Then a bipartisan team will remake the ballot in a process known as duplicating. Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for remake
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  • It was remodeled and redecorated in 1963 when the castle became a hotel.
    Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 22 May 2026
  • City remodeled their tactical identity to adjust to the Premier League’s directness, playing faster, vertical football while keeping the long-passing sequences that have defined the Guardiola era.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 21 May 2026
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  • States seeking to grow in people and wealth would be well-served by replicating parts of Florida’s tax approach.
    Nicole Huyer, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2026
  • Wemby and the sky hook The greatest shot creation in NBA history was Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s sky hook, which few centers have been able to replicate, much less master.
    Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2026
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  • YouTube creators who believe their content was incorrectly flagged as AI-generated can modify the disclosure status using the YouTube Studio tool.
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 27 May 2026
  • Traditionally, solid rocket motors are designed for a single purpose and cannot be modified after production.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 27 May 2026
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  • Harel aims to repeat as state champion.
    Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026
  • Researchers have searched for repeating structures within it, such as identical circular arrangements that would indicate a compact universe.
    Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 23 May 2026
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  • While the agreement will not fundamentally change the Los Angeles Olympics competition, the sport can now use the brand that sparked the obstacle-running community to draw more fans.
    Matt Moret, New York Times, 28 May 2026
  • This changed the code of capital to privilege the value of intellectual monopolies.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
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  • The Boroughs hasn’t yet been renewed, but Art’s knowledge about the crows and the peach tree remain useful for a potential season two, Peters says.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 25 May 2026
  • Just 12 days later, CBS renewed the series for a second season.
    Jane LaCroix, PEOPLE, 25 May 2026
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  • When spiders produce silk, the glands in their abdomen alter water content, control acidity, align proteins, and effectively reorganize molecular bonds.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 23 May 2026
  • Outside experts said the medications may affect cancer growth through several pathways, including reducing inflammation, altering tumor metabolism and improving immune system activity.
    Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 23 May 2026
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  • Across the major houses, a new guard of creative directors is reshaping luxury through a different approach to daytime dressing, digging into house archives and brand DNA and reworking familiar staples like trench coats, tweed, cocktail dresses and silk slips.
    Alex Badia, Footwear News, 22 May 2026
  • Standard approaches involve reworking the electrolyte — the medium ions travel through inside the cell.
    Deena Theresa, Interesting Engineering, 22 May 2026

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“Remake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remake. Accessed 30 May. 2026.

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