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 And so the company re-created the staging, rebuilding Etienne Pluss’s sets, remaking Ursula Kudrna’s costumes, and casting the lifelike head of Jochanaan (a.k.a. St. John the Baptist) in the image of baritone Peter Mattei. Justin Davidson, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2025 Yair Rosenberg: Trump is remaking the world in his image Nowhere is this shift more consequential than in the United States, which was the original visionary and anchor of the postwar order. Margaret MacMillan, The Atlantic, 30 Apr. 2025 Jason Blum was a fan of the original movie but wanted to remake it with a happier ending (in the original Christian Tafdrup movie, the bad guys win, and murdering continues). Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2025 Johnson’s arrival has changed something in Chicago: A defense-first franchise has shifted, remaking itself on the other side of the ball. Zak Keefer, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for remake
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  • Artificial Intelligence is no longer knocking at the door; it’s remodeled the house and is now rearranging the furniture of our lives.
    Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
  • The architectural team is continually remodeling, raising storefronts for a more elevated look and expanding outdoor walkways to create a more open, spacious experience.
    Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 16 May 2025
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  • Elias’ main strategy has been to replicate the success of his former team, the Houston Astros, who reached the AL Championship seven straight years from 2017-2023 while winning two World Series.
    Paul Bledsoe, Baltimore Sun, 21 May 2025
  • Russian officials also hoped a reconciliation with Washington would lead to a return of American companies, at least the high-tech giants whose services and products Moscow has not been able to replicate under sanctions.
    Anatoly Kurmanaev, New York Times, 20 May 2025
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  • After that, Newsom has 120 days to either to approve the pardon, modify it or deny it.
    Emily Blackwood, People.com, 14 May 2025
  • Since then, Microsoft has continued to modify the software's design in bits and pieces, both for individual apps and for foundational UI elements like the Taskbar, system tray, and Windows Explorer.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 13 May 2025
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  • Coach Ben Johnson said that, and others have repeated his message.
    Adam Jahns, New York Times, 14 May 2025
  • This puts a major dent in their chances to repeat and jeopardizes their chances to compete next season and possibly beyond. Celtics star and 2024 Finals MVP, Jaylen Brown, was defeated in losing his partner in crime.
    Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
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  • The area began changing drastically in the 1990s after Leo had moved away and when steel mills and other factories where village residents worked closed.
    Michael Loria, USA Today, 19 May 2025
  • What really changed for Bobrovsky was the Panthers went from a run-and-gun offensive team to an in-your-face defensive team under coach Paul Maurice.
    Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 19 May 2025
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  • The Sacramento City Unified School District board voted 6-0 to allow St. Hope Public School 7 and Sacramento Charter High School to renew their charters.
    Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 21 May 2025
  • Warner encourages renewing the sense of and appreciation for the human.
    Peter Greene, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
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  • Airlines have been proactively altering their schedules, partly by canceling some flights in and out of Newark, to address the current limitations at the airfield.
    Zach Wichter, USA Today, 12 May 2025
  • Excess fat – particularly the tissue that surrounds the internal organs – is metabolically active, producing inflammatory molecules, altering hormone levels and impairing insulin signaling.
    Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
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  • Seven of New Haven’s 20 varsity programs played in NCAA Tournaments this year, including football, which will need a couple of seasons to rework its schedules before joining the NEC.
    Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 10 May 2025
  • Archetypal masculine garments were reworked into a sensual personalized silhouette.
    Michelle Lee, People.com, 8 May 2025

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“Remake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remake. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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