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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
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The series, which HBO plans to run for the next decade across multiple streaming seasons, is separate from the film adaptations, which means every actor is being recast, from Hagrid to Voldemort.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
30 Dec. 2024
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And while she’s only just been introduced, Christina Milian feels like a pretty spot-on recasting for a younger Maria LaGuerta, an up-and-coming police detective who wants to shake things up at Miami Metro, much to the chagrin of her boss, Captain Spencer (a mustached Patrick Dempsey).—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
22 Dec. 2024
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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
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In response to the backlash, the school revised its plans to reduce the impact on green spaces by focusing development on the western side of the park.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
15 Jan. 2025
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This has become a sadly familiar situation, as both the 2021 and 2022 Grammys were also dramatically revised, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
15 Jan. 2025
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After subtracting average Social Security income from the annual expenditures, GOBankingRates divided the remaining amount by 4%, following a common rule of thumb for safely drawing down retirement savings.—
Mike Winters,
CNBC,
19 Jan. 2025
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Approving spending legislation usually requires not only lengthy negotiations but a lot of time on the House and Senate floor to debate and add and subtract.—
David Lightman,
Sacramento Bee,
15 Jan. 2025
Verb
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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
Verb
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That same year, a coalition of school districts, now numbering more than 200, filed suit against the voucher expansion.—
Alec MacGillis,
ProPublica,
13 Jan. 2025
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These trips, numbering five this winter, are about connection, friendship, relaxation, and play—without having to plan a thing.—
Megan Michelson,
Outside Online,
13 Jan. 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
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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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Conroy hoped that transforming Betty into a Ninja Turtle would be a hilarious marketing video.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
24 Jan. 2025
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