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The director decided to recast the movie with unknowns.
When she quit the movie, I was recast in the leading role.
The director recast some of the actors in the play.
You should recast the last sentence in your essay to make it clearer.
He recast his political image to fit the times.
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The movement successfully recast Petorca’s problem from one of insufficient water to one of unfair water distribution.
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Sammy Feldblum, The Dial, 30 Jan. 2025
The preponderance and diversity of such high-quality, easy-to-access threads has recast off-the-rack suits as the ultimate way to experiment with your look, not just a way for some to get dressed on the cheap.
—Aleks Cvetkovic, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2025
News networks are shaking up their lineups, editorial pages are recasting their attitudes at the behest of wealthy owners and corporate media parent companies are settling lawsuits with Mr. Trump or considering doing so.
—Peter Baker, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
There’s a predictable love triangle, the betrayal that explains the corrosive relationship between the lion brothers and Biblical undertones that cast and recast the roles of Adam and Eve as well as Cain and Abel.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
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Sammy Feldblum, The Dial, 30 Jan. 2025
The preponderance and diversity of such high-quality, easy-to-access threads has recast off-the-rack suits as the ultimate way to experiment with your look, not just a way for some to get dressed on the cheap.
—Aleks Cvetkovic, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2025
News networks are shaking up their lineups, editorial pages are recasting their attitudes at the behest of wealthy owners and corporate media parent companies are settling lawsuits with Mr. Trump or considering doing so.
—Peter Baker, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
There’s a predictable love triangle, the betrayal that explains the corrosive relationship between the lion brothers and Biblical undertones that cast and recast the roles of Adam and Eve as well as Cain and Abel.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Recast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recast. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.
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recast
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re·cast
(ˈ)rē-ˈkast 
recast; recasting
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