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Recent Examples of rejigger
Abercrombie might have set the bar impossibly high for the rest of retail, but there are others who have had to rejigger some and are now working their way back with some retail 101 energy.
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Evan Clark, WWD, 5 Sep. 2024
Spotify isn’t so lucky, so the company has had to rejigger its plans and come up with an add-on package that will hopefully prove compelling to as many of the app’s power users as possible.
—Chris Welch, The Verge, 23 July 2024
But far from being small fish, the opinions may rejigger the balance of power among the branches of government and weaken the role of science in policymaking.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 25 June 2024
The decision to scuttle the show comes after some work to rejigger it to fit the sensibilities of Showtime — now known as Paramount+ With Showtime after the premium cable outlet was integrated into Paramount’s flagship streaming platform.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Mar. 2024
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Evan Clark, WWD, 5 Sep. 2024
Spotify isn’t so lucky, so the company has had to rejigger its plans and come up with an add-on package that will hopefully prove compelling to as many of the app’s power users as possible.
—Chris Welch, The Verge, 23 July 2024
But far from being small fish, the opinions may rejigger the balance of power among the branches of government and weaken the role of science in policymaking.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 25 June 2024
The decision to scuttle the show comes after some work to rejigger it to fit the sensibilities of Showtime — now known as Paramount+ With Showtime after the premium cable outlet was integrated into Paramount’s flagship streaming platform.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rejigger
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Legislative process: What happens next The Senate will modify the bill and will be in constant communication with President Trump and House leaders.—
Mike Sylvester,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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The rules were broken because the part was modified.—
Jeff Gluck,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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This street corner was forever altered on May 25, 2020, when Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin knelt on Floyd's neck for more than nine minutes, suffocating and killing him.—
Meg Anderson,
NPR,
23 May 2025
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Also: Glass skin is an unattainable idea, as not even the best prescription retinol on the market can alter the pore size you were born with. 3.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
22 May 2025
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Against this backdrop, Canberra, too, is revising its defense priorities from top to bottom.—
ELY RATNER,
Foreign Affairs,
27 May 2025
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That’s the number of times the Trump administration has either announced new tariff policies or revised existing ones since Trump’s inauguration in January, as tallied by The Washington Post.—
Alison Durkee,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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The intersection where Floyd took his last breaths was transformed from a gas station and corner store into a living memorial.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
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World Chase Tag has transformed the classic game of tag into a high-intensity sport, featuring parkour athletes competing in short, intense chases.—
John Cairney,
Sportico.com,
24 May 2025
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Surface Pro Flex Keyboard for $400: Microsoft redesigned its signature keyboard cover for the new Surface Pro (11th Edition).—
Luke Larsen,
Wired News,
21 May 2025
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Its mission, clearly accepted, is to redesign Earth according to its own controversial notions of progress and preferred sentient AI-to-human ratio.—
Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
20 May 2025
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However, the show's youngest two children have been recast for the reboot, as Dewey, who was played by Erik Per Sullivan on the original series, will now be portrayed by Caleb Ellsworth-Clark.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
17 May 2025
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Bravo announced that the show will be entirely recast for season 12.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
15 May 2025
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The bill now heads to the Senate, where it may be reworked to pass, as several Republicans have already raised concerns about it.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
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If a comment attracts significant attention, rework it into a full post later.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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Every fifth company in the world is reinventing their products, processes, and business model every 12 months or faster, which means the shelf life of an idea, decision, or product is getting very, very short.—
Dr. Nadya Zhexembayeva,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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For more than 40 years, Sandals has been reinventing the Caribbean vacation, from new dining spots with local, farm-to-table food to stylish new suites and activities like pickleball and yoga.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
30 May 2025
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