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Examples of recast in a Sentence
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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In a new interview, the Black Panther producer said that the superhero role was not being recast following rumors on social media.
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Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 3 Feb. 2025
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
But Gen Zers have recast the emoji as a symbol of hysterical laughter.
—Aarushi Bhandari, The Conversation, 9 Jan. 2025
The movement successfully recast Petorca’s problem from one of insufficient water to one of unfair water distribution.
—Sammy Feldblum, The Dial, 30 Jan. 2025
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Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 3 Feb. 2025
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
But Gen Zers have recast the emoji as a symbol of hysterical laughter.
—Aarushi Bhandari, The Conversation, 9 Jan. 2025
The movement successfully recast Petorca’s problem from one of insufficient water to one of unfair water distribution.
—Sammy Feldblum, The Dial, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Recast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recast. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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recast
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re·cast
(ˈ)rē-ˈkast 
recast; recasting
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