: one that is remade
especially
: a new version of a motion picture
Synonyms
Examples of remake in a Sentence
Verb
They will be remaking the film with American actors.
one of those people who left the security and conformity of a small town to remake their lives in the big city
Noun
The director's next project will be a remake of King Kong.
Recent Examples on the Web
Peter Eavis, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024
Since 2020, when the e-commerce tycoon launched the $10 billion Earth Fund, Bezos has tried to remake himself as a major climate philanthropist even as Amazon’s greenhouse gas emissions skyrocketed.
—Justine Calma, The Verge, 15 Apr. 2024
The Captain, a North Vietnamese undercover agent who has embedded himself in the intelligence office of a South Vietnamese military leader known as the General (Toan Le), looks forward to helping remake his homeland after the Communists’ victory.
—Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
The forces that are remaking the Mountain West—the consolidation of land and wealth in the hands of a few, the circulation of global capital, the substitution of corporate power for civic authority—are uniquely visible in Big Sky, where private interests affect the very structure of the community.
—Nick Bowlin, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024
Peoples Church near the University of Cincinnati is planning a $60 million overhaul that would remake the nearly 3-acre Corryville church campus and dramatically change the neighborhood's landscape.
—Randy Tucker, The Enquirer, 14 Mar. 2024
The hazards of remaking a beloved film are well known.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
Netanyahu has said that the goals of the current war against Hamas are to bring back the hostages, destroy Hamas and remake Gaza so that no militant group can ever carry out the type of attack that Israel suffered last year, in which about 1,200 people were killed.
—Joshua Berlinger, CNN, 1 Apr. 2024
McConnell and Trump had worked together during Trump's time in the White House, remaking the Supreme Court and the federal judiciary in a far more conservative image, and on tax legislation.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 29 Feb. 2024
Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2024
Quartz Obsession podcast host Gabriela Riccardi and Kotaku senior editor Alyssa Mercante talk about why improved is better than new (at least for the pockets of the gaming industry) in season 7, episode 5 — Video game remakes: Revival of the fittest.
—Gabriela Riccardi, Quartz, 21 Apr. 2024
In this modern remake of The Parent Trap, Lindsay Lohan plays twins who live on opposite sides of the country and switch places as a gambit to reunite their divorced parents (Dennis Quaid and Natasha Richardson).
—Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 16 Apr. 2024
The cast members who’ll sing the musical numbers written for the film by Elton John and Tim Rice will be drawn from the realm of the hit Broadway adaptation that kicked off in 1998 and the 2019 movie remake, as well as the initial film.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 15 Apr. 2024
The upcoming crime thriller is an English-language remake of Akira Kurosawa’s 1963 Japanese film by the same name.
—Rivea Ruff, Essence, 10 Apr. 2024
Richie stars in the remake of the 1991 classic, which starred Christina Applegate as a teen who fakes her way into a job at a fashion company when her mom (Concetta Tomei) takes off on vacation, leaving her kids behind with an elderly babysitter who then dies.
—Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024
Billy Eichner and Seth Rogen’s Timon and Pumbaa (whose scene-stealing antics were a highlight of the remake) help to narrate the prequel — although they weren’t featured in Thursday’s clip.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 11 Apr. 2024
Blumhouse also revealed the creepy, intense trailer for Speak No Evil, a remake of a Danish film that stars James McAvoy.
—Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Apr. 2024
Verb
As orderly as everything looked, the tractor convoy was an example of the enormous lengths to which East Coast ports, railways, truckers and shipping lines have gone to remake supply chains after a container ship crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore last month.
—Peter Eavis, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024
Since 2020, when the e-commerce tycoon launched the $10 billion Earth Fund, Bezos has tried to remake himself as a major climate philanthropist even as Amazon’s greenhouse gas emissions skyrocketed.
—Justine Calma, The Verge, 15 Apr. 2024
The Captain, a North Vietnamese undercover agent who has embedded himself in the intelligence office of a South Vietnamese military leader known as the General (Toan Le), looks forward to helping remake his homeland after the Communists’ victory.
—Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
The forces that are remaking the Mountain West—the consolidation of land and wealth in the hands of a few, the circulation of global capital, the substitution of corporate power for civic authority—are uniquely visible in Big Sky, where private interests affect the very structure of the community.
—Nick Bowlin, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024
Peoples Church near the University of Cincinnati is planning a $60 million overhaul that would remake the nearly 3-acre Corryville church campus and dramatically change the neighborhood's landscape.
—Randy Tucker, The Enquirer, 14 Mar. 2024
The hazards of remaking a beloved film are well known.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
Netanyahu has said that the goals of the current war against Hamas are to bring back the hostages, destroy Hamas and remake Gaza so that no militant group can ever carry out the type of attack that Israel suffered last year, in which about 1,200 people were killed.
—Joshua Berlinger, CNN, 1 Apr. 2024
McConnell and Trump had worked together during Trump's time in the White House, remaking the Supreme Court and the federal judiciary in a far more conservative image, and on tax legislation.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 29 Feb. 2024
Noun
Besides its top-shelf remake, the hotel’s best feature may be its location.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2024
Quartz Obsession podcast host Gabriela Riccardi and Kotaku senior editor Alyssa Mercante talk about why improved is better than new (at least for the pockets of the gaming industry) in season 7, episode 5 — Video game remakes: Revival of the fittest.
—Gabriela Riccardi, Quartz, 21 Apr. 2024
In this modern remake of The Parent Trap, Lindsay Lohan plays twins who live on opposite sides of the country and switch places as a gambit to reunite their divorced parents (Dennis Quaid and Natasha Richardson).
—Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 16 Apr. 2024
The cast members who’ll sing the musical numbers written for the film by Elton John and Tim Rice will be drawn from the realm of the hit Broadway adaptation that kicked off in 1998 and the 2019 movie remake, as well as the initial film.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 15 Apr. 2024
The upcoming crime thriller is an English-language remake of Akira Kurosawa’s 1963 Japanese film by the same name.
—Rivea Ruff, Essence, 10 Apr. 2024
Richie stars in the remake of the 1991 classic, which starred Christina Applegate as a teen who fakes her way into a job at a fashion company when her mom (Concetta Tomei) takes off on vacation, leaving her kids behind with an elderly babysitter who then dies.
—Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024
Billy Eichner and Seth Rogen’s Timon and Pumbaa (whose scene-stealing antics were a highlight of the remake) help to narrate the prequel — although they weren’t featured in Thursday’s clip.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 11 Apr. 2024
Blumhouse also revealed the creepy, intense trailer for Speak No Evil, a remake of a Danish film that stars James McAvoy.
—Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Apr. 2024
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remake
1 of 2 verb
re·make
(ˈ)rē-ˈmāk 
remade
-ˈmād
; remaking
; remaking
: to make anew or in a different form
remake
2 of 2 noun
re·make
ˈrē-ˌmāk
: one that has been remade
especially
: a new version of a motion picture
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