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remodels

verb

present tense third-person singular of remodel
as in changes
to make different in some way we completely remodeled the house right after we moved in

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Recent Examples of remodels Retinol also remodels and thickens that deeper layer of skin. — Sherri Gordon, HEALTH, 31 Aug. 2026 More than just structural support For decades, scientists have known that bone provides support, stores minerals and continuously remodels itself. — Priya Bhardwaj, The Conversation, 22 June 2026 The push in beauty comes at a time when Walmart is doubling down on the style category, giving beauty, fashion and home prime real estate adjacent to the highly trafficked grocery or pharmacy departments in about 100 stores, with more to be added as the company remodels existing formats. — Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 23 Dec. 2025 The research explains that the breast remodels itself to prepare for nursing — and then when nursing is over, remodels itself again through a process called involution. — Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025 Executions are on hold in Idaho as the state prison system remodels its execution chamber in the transition from lethal injection to a firing squad as the lead method. — Kevin Fixler september 5, Idaho Statesman, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for remodels
  1. changes
  2. modifies
  3. alters
  4. reworks
  5. transforms
  6. remakes
Verb
  • Intuiting chaos, Aesha immediately changes into her wets to help.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
  • When a full-body scan might make sense The calculation changes for people with symptoms or specific high-risk factors, such as a strong family history of certain cancers.
    — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of changes
Verb
  • In anticipation of the court ruling, a law passed by the Illinois General Assembly in June modifies the state residency requirement that applies to students without permanent legal status.
    — Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The final kickoff adjustment modifies alignment requirements for receiving team players in the setup zone.
    — Jayna Bardahl, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of modifies
Verb
  • The rainout alters those plans, particularly with Wednesday’s forecast in Omaha putting that game in question, too.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Coincidentally, most general rifle seasons start now, and hunting pressure drastically alters elk behavior.
    — Jim Zumbo, Outdoor Life, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of alters
Verb
  • The painting exists as a whole because of the way de Kooning works and reworks the surface.
    — Hilton Als, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
  • New this year is the Paddock Building, which reworks the saddling area with new dining and social spaces overlooking the Saddling Paddock and Stakes Winner's Circle, worth a look even on a day without racing.
    — Jill Barth, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of reworks
Verb
  • According to some scholarly media critics, the plethora of popular portrayals of polygamy in the FLDS and related groups transforms the subject into a sensationalist spectacle.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Under Davis’ Measure J-R-D, any development that transforms open or agricultural land to urban space requires voter approval.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of transforms
Verb
  • As Silicon Valley remakes the world yet again, swallowing up our water and spiking our electricity bills, homelessness remains endemic to that region of California.
    — Piper French, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026
  • In Calvino’s novel, young Cosimo remakes his relationship with society by moving into the trees; in Boeri’s vision, society remakes its relationship with nature by moving the trees into the city.
    — Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of remakes

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“Remodels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remodels. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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