repurpose
verb
re·pur·pose
(ˌ)rē-ˈpər-pəs 
repurposed; repurposing; repurposes
: to give a new purpose or use to
repurpose the company's website
repurpose the archived material
Examples of repurpose in a Sentence
finding ways to repurpose old computer equipment
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Then show up consistently—preferably on one core platform, then repurpose elsewhere.
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Tony Pec, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
The Artemis program’s rocket booster engines, casings, and main engines are all repurposed and refurbished from Space Shuttle craft.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 15 May 2025
Future studies will require ancestrally diverse samples to facilitate the discovery of additional OCD risk variants, understanding that these results may be useful for drug repurposing and yield new, more effective treatments.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
Soil treated with fungi, however, can be removed and incinerated or repurposed much more cheaply.
—Lauren Oster, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 May 2025
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Tony Pec, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
The Artemis program’s rocket booster engines, casings, and main engines are all repurposed and refurbished from Space Shuttle craft.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 15 May 2025
Future studies will require ancestrally diverse samples to facilitate the discovery of additional OCD risk variants, understanding that these results may be useful for drug repurposing and yield new, more effective treatments.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
Soil treated with fungi, however, can be removed and incinerated or repurposed much more cheaply.
—Lauren Oster, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for repurpose
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“Repurpose.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repurpose. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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