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
Still, there’ll be plenty of new faces, too: Dewey has been recast, and Malcolm’s family tree has expanded with more siblings and children of his own.
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Michael Savio, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2025
Ultimately, a decision was made to recast the role, and Watson had to reshoot her A.B. scenes with Esposito.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2025
That’s a witty way to recast the words of hardware and software to describe the living neurons and the biological neural network that does our thinking.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Whether that means recasting the character or a new character taking on the role of the Baba Yaga, no one knows.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
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Michael Savio, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2025
Ultimately, a decision was made to recast the role, and Watson had to reshoot her A.B. scenes with Esposito.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2025
That’s a witty way to recast the words of hardware and software to describe the living neurons and the biological neural network that does our thinking.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Whether that means recasting the character or a new character taking on the role of the Baba Yaga, no one knows.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recast
Verb
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The developers talked to drone operators about their combat experience with commercial Chinese thermal imaging cameras and modified their design accordingly.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Each Boost plan can be modified with Add-Ons for an additional charge.—
Iyaz Akhtar,
PC Magazine,
8 Apr. 2025
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Howard plays himself as a tyrannical auteur who petulantly refuses to cut a vacuous scene from his overlong thriller, warding off pleas only to change his mind at the moment of truth.—
Peter Bart,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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Surveillance footage shows an individual, who authorities identified as Hernandez, changing into bright yellow worker's clothing, seeming to blend in after the shooting.—
Megan Forrester,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2025
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The Postal Service was remodeled under the Postal Reorganization Act of 1970, moving from a cabinet department to an independent agency under the executive branch with a Board of Governors.—
Claire Grant,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2025
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Outback also will slow its new restaurant openings and direct its investments to remodeling current locations.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2025
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Changing any of this would fundamentally alter the experience in a negative way.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Instead, Morris jumpstarted an online career from the memes, altering her career path.—
Sara Belcher,
People.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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In other words, some storms on Jupiter can leave behind a fingerprint, reworking the whole chemical makeup of the planet's atmosphere.—
Kiona N. Smith,
Space.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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The case of the new Royale Paris has been reworked.—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Looking ahead, we’re focused on expanding those efforts — transforming buildings and reimagining open spaces to create places that meet the growing demands of our downtown neighborhoods.—
Shelonda Stokes,
Baltimore Sun,
6 Apr. 2025
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And just as Thierry Henry used Wenger’s Arsenal team as a vehicle to redefine the role of a Premier League forward, so Vieira used it to transform the idea of a midfielder.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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“Recast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recast. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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