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as in to recast
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Recent Examples of refigure
Muldrow does what Black artists have always done uniquely well — signify upon, revise and refigure a theme, expanding an existing form through a clever new one.
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New York Times, 11 Mar. 2021
That has affected local organizations including the Houston Choral Society who has been forced to refigure their presentation of music for the safety of both their performers and patrons.
—David Taylor, Houston Chronicle, 14 Aug. 2020
On the flip side, the onus is on opponents to refigure the Spurs out, a task that continues with today’s game against rookie star Ja Morant and the eighth-place Memphis Grizzlies.
—Jeff McDonald, ExpressNews.com, 1 Aug. 2020
The provision was sought by the Ohio Chamber of Commerce to help businesses avoid having to refigure withholdings for thousands of employees who have been working remotely for weeks to avoid spreading the deadly coronavirus.
—Robert Higgs, cleveland, 23 Apr. 2020
The film works to refigure the identity of the assassination buff, registering his or her inquest as essentially futile.
—Art Simon, Slate Magazine, 21 July 2017
New York Times, 11 Mar. 2021
That has affected local organizations including the Houston Choral Society who has been forced to refigure their presentation of music for the safety of both their performers and patrons.
—David Taylor, Houston Chronicle, 14 Aug. 2020
On the flip side, the onus is on opponents to refigure the Spurs out, a task that continues with today’s game against rookie star Ja Morant and the eighth-place Memphis Grizzlies.
—Jeff McDonald, ExpressNews.com, 1 Aug. 2020
The provision was sought by the Ohio Chamber of Commerce to help businesses avoid having to refigure withholdings for thousands of employees who have been working remotely for weeks to avoid spreading the deadly coronavirus.
—Robert Higgs, cleveland, 23 Apr. 2020
The film works to refigure the identity of the assassination buff, registering his or her inquest as essentially futile.
—Art Simon, Slate Magazine, 21 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for refigure
Verb
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In a new interview, the Black Panther producer said that the superhero role was not being recast following rumors on social media.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
3 Feb. 2025
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The Customs Bureau was renamed the U.S. Customs Service in 1973 and eventually recast as the CBP.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes,
3 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Reducing the size of a fund also means recomputing management fees, and therefore handing money back to limited partners.—
BYJessica Mathews,
Fortune,
31 July 2023
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Clearing the entire browsing history will cause Chrome to recompute the FLoC ID.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes,
12 June 2021
Verb
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Several unions sued this week, calling for the program to be paused and revised.—
Roxana Popescu,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Feb. 2025
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Last August, the BLS’s preliminary benchmark revision estimated that the number of workers on payrolls would likely be revised down by 818,000 for the 12-month period through March 2024.—
William Gavin,
Quartz,
7 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Take the average of the day’s high and low temperatures, then subtract the base temperature.—
Anthony Reardon,
Kansas City Star,
7 Feb. 2025
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The healthiest workplace friendships are the ones that add value without subtracting focus.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The latter type of metamorphosis creates issues that can’t be easily altered, for instance, shortening a now too-long coat that no longer drapes over a gut.—
Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
16 Feb. 2025
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But researchers are still trying to understand exactly how the fungus alters and affects the brains of spiders to control them.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
15 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The Americans fought as part of the Abraham Lincoln Battalion, numbering approximately 3,000 volunteers eventually.—
Richard Selcer,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Feb. 2025
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The one group that is easy to remove – those with a criminal record – is relatively small, numbering about 650,000.—
Jennifer Van Hook,
The Conversation,
4 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Critical thinking, the ability to reengineer processes when needed and the ability to manage that change effectively are also critical.—
Jeffrey Hammond,
Forbes,
9 Dec. 2024
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But digitalization is allowing organizations in the UK and Canada to reengineer these systems and processes, replacing them with agile digital services.—
Richard Hobbs,
Forbes,
17 Oct. 2024
Verb
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In 2017, Fort Worth ISD transformed five chronically underperforming campuses —Mitchell Boulevard, Como, John T. White, and Maude I. Logan elementary schools and Forest Oak Middle School — into leadership academies as part of a $5.5 million effort to boost academic performance at those schools.—
Silas Allen,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Feb. 2025
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The Pride Promenade will transform tiny Pride Plaza and unusually wide Normal Street into a large linear park spanning from University Avenue to Lincoln Street.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Feb. 2025
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“Refigure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refigure. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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