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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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 Searchlight Pictures In a world of lazy sequels and remakes that fail to capture what made the original film so beloved, it’d be easy to dismiss dark romantic comedy The Roses as more of the same. Simon Thompson, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025 That victory led to Legacy, a new album that finds Fogerty literally remaking his past from a place of love. Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 23 Aug. 2025 As Black instruments were confiscated and burned, the new Caribbeans would abandon their plantations to perform secret rites in the forests, or remake their tools entirely. Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 23 Aug. 2025 While new developments along 116th Street get most of the notice, Fishers has been remaking the properties north and south of the main drag just as quickly. John Tuohy, IndyStar, 15 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for remake
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  • At the time, Masino said Cracker Barrel planned to remodel 25 to 30 stores in its 2025 fiscal year, which ended July 31.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Cracker Barrel won't remodel its restaurants after all.
    Melina Khan, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
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  • Alternatively, a star being ripped apart in TDE could produce a day-long GRB, but this scenario fails to replicate other properties of the GRB 250702B, an explosion that would require a very unusual star being destroyed by an even stranger black hole.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Conditioning on surfaces that replicate competitive demands acclimatizes the neuromuscular system, lowering fatigue risk and potentially reducing the risk of cramps.
    Michael Hales, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2025
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  • The company posted 6,955 lines of assembly language code to GitHub under an MIT license, allowing anyone to freely use, modify, and distribute the code that helped launch the personal computer revolution.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The race overalls of both drivers, Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton, have also been modified to suit the occasion.
    Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
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  • The Los Angeles Rams are repeating a costly issue that occurred at the start of the 2024 season.
    James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Weaving is done on a loom, and patterns like twill or houndstooth are made by weaving weft (horizontal) yarns over and under warp (vertical) yarns into specific repeating patterns.
    Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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  • That’s assuming no more Fed officials are fired, which could change the trajectory of monetary policy for the next few years.
    Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
  • And a few details always change.
    Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 10 Sep. 2025
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  • The second season, however, failed to make the list in all three regions with no decision yet made on whether to renew for Season 3.
    Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The sweet tween series has already been renewed for a third season.
    Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
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  • Bondi, 59, intervened in a number of cases to alter the criteria for granting asylum in her role as the head of the immigration-court system, The Wall Street Journal reported.
    Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Familiar names pepper the script, but characters’ circumstances, identities, and motivations have been significantly altered.
    Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
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  • The Panthers reworked their outside linebacker room this offseason.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Under artistic director Camille Miceli, the brand emphasizes mixing and matching, reworking Pucci’s motifs and patchwork.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2025

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“Remake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remake. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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