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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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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.
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David Faris, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
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
But recasting the role wasn’t an option with Fowler believing that Carrey’s comic stylings were irreplaceable.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 21 Dec. 2024
Northrop was recast in the soap in 2005 as Dr. Alex North, using recut scenes from his time as Roman to explain his new character’s backstory.
—Claire Franken, TVLine, 1 Dec. 2024
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David Faris, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
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
But recasting the role wasn’t an option with Fowler believing that Carrey’s comic stylings were irreplaceable.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 21 Dec. 2024
Northrop was recast in the soap in 2005 as Dr. Alex North, using recut scenes from his time as Roman to explain his new character’s backstory.
—Claire Franken, TVLine, 1 Dec. 2024
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“Recast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recast. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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recast
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re·cast
(ˈ)rē-ˈkast 
recast; recasting
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