as in to reconsider
to consider again especially with the possibility of change or reversal
learning that he had been adopted forced him to completely redefine his identity
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Recent Examples of redefine
The unscripted industry was born from creative mavericks who challenged conventions and redefined what television could be.
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Peter White, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2024
This approach aligns with sustainable practices and redefines luxury by prioritizing timelessness, functionality and personal expression.
—Andre Claudio, WWD, 18 Dec. 2024
But as a result of Congress redefining the term, the new limits of the government’s wiretap powers are unclear.
—Dell Cameron, WIRED, 18 Dec. 2024
One of my proudest achievements was leading the engineering of Google Fi, a virtual mobile service provider that redefined the telecom industry.
—Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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Peter White, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2024
This approach aligns with sustainable practices and redefines luxury by prioritizing timelessness, functionality and personal expression.
—Andre Claudio, WWD, 18 Dec. 2024
But as a result of Congress redefining the term, the new limits of the government’s wiretap powers are unclear.
—Dell Cameron, WIRED, 18 Dec. 2024
One of my proudest achievements was leading the engineering of Google Fi, a virtual mobile service provider that redefined the telecom industry.
—Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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Walt Disney had originally planned to produce Snow White as a Silly Symphony short, but reconsidered, believing that the story had enough potential for a feature film adaptation.Marc Berman, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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What's New Mauritius, an island country in the Indian Ocean, is reconsidering a deal with the United Kingdom concerning the Chagos Islands, which house a crucial U.S. military base.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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This year, revisit your organizational structure and align it with your strategic goals.Robert Gauvreau, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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For generations, Dickens’ most iconic characters and images have indeed revisited readers each holiday season, just as the curmudgeonly Ebenezer Scrooge is haunted by the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come in the book.Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
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But agency records reviewed by the Daily News show the Department of Buildings kicked into action after Lewis-Martin put word in with Vilenchik on the Hotel on Rivington renovations.Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 21 Dec. 2024
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Officials are reviewing video recordings of the scene and have asked the public to contact them with any information about the incident.Alexx Altman-Devilbiss, Baltimore Sun, 21 Dec. 2024
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“Redefine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redefine. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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