as in to modify
to make different in some way
once he recast the question in different terms, I understood what he was asking
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Recent Examples of recast
This game recasts lethal dungeon crawls as a reality TV death sport that’s a little WWE and a little Smash TV.
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Rob Wieland, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
The late Andre Braugher was supposed to star as White House chief usher A.B. Wynter; Giancarlo Esposito was recast in the role following Braugher’s death.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
As The Matrix 5 served as a soft reboot and a sequel, the film found Laurence Fishburne and Hugo Weaving recast with their characters, Morpheus and Agent Smith, played by Jonathan Groff and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, respectively.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Instead, he has officially been recast as a villain that fans have been begging for since James Gunn took the reins.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
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Rob Wieland, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
The late Andre Braugher was supposed to star as White House chief usher A.B. Wynter; Giancarlo Esposito was recast in the role following Braugher’s death.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
As The Matrix 5 served as a soft reboot and a sequel, the film found Laurence Fishburne and Hugo Weaving recast with their characters, Morpheus and Agent Smith, played by Jonathan Groff and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, respectively.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Instead, he has officially been recast as a villain that fans have been begging for since James Gunn took the reins.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recast
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Here are the materials and steps for staking citrus trees with a three-stake system, but which can be modified to suit your specific tree and growing conditions.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 Jan. 2025
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This requirement will force health care providers to either significantly modify their services or seek alternative funding sources, potentially creating gaps in essential health services in vulnerable communities.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
26 Jan. 2025
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The market landscape underwent shifts, however, and these changed the demands on Rwazi’s platform.—
Chris Gallagher,
USA TODAY,
18 Jan. 2025
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The bottom line, though, is Butler’s thinking hasn’t changed.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
18 Jan. 2025
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The Keeler House: In 1990 modernist architect Ray Kappe remodeled a home for jazz singer Anne Keeler and her then-husband, Gordon Melcher.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Jan. 2025
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Fire department funding will be used to rebuild and remodel existing fire stations, and to build a center for fire, police, and specialty apparatus.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes,
9 Jan. 2025
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Many view it as a violation of the 14th Amendment, which cannot be altered by an executive order or legislation.—
Raul A. Reyes,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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Some might be turned off by Saturday’s performance — the defense allowed 38 points — but that shouldn’t alter the opinion of a group that played well all season despite being shorthanded.—
Zack Rosenblatt,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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After Musk weighed in against a spending deal late last year, spurring Republicans to rework their bill, Democrats warned that an unelected billionaire was essentially acting like the president.—
Jess Bidgood,
New York Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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But other companies also use Red 3 to color a wide variety of products, from drinks to vegetarian meats, and will be forced to rework their recipes.—
Alexander Tin,
CBS News,
16 Jan. 2025
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San Francisco, for example, transformed from a sleepy port town of fewer than 1,000 inhabitants into a booming city of 25,000 residents seemingly overnight.—
Laura Kiniry,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Jan. 2025
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As OpenAI continues to enhance this technology, Operator is likely to play a significant role in transforming how digital tasks are conducted, bridging the gap between human intentions and technological execution.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Recast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recast. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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