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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Each Boost plan can be modified with Add-Ons for an additional charge.—
Iyaz Akhtar,
PC Magazine,
8 Apr. 2025
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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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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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Jonathan Gitlin Green is the eco mode, which changes the throttle map and turns down the climate control to eke out a few more miles of range.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
10 Apr. 2025
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According to local reports, it had been remodeled several times to update its dance floor, ambiance, lights and sound.—
Griselda Flores,
Billboard,
8 Apr. 2025
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The proposal would remodel and add to a vacant 3,500-square-foot two-story house at 625 Wrelton Drive in Bird Rock, facing Tourmaline Beach.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Apr. 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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The goal is to educate, transform, and elevate global leadership.—
Chris Gallagher,
USA Today,
6 Apr. 2025
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Guenther Steiner was one of the strong personalities on the Formula One track that helped transform Drive to Survive into a roaring success of a reality TV show for Netflix, before his dismissal from Team Haas after ten years at the helm.—
Caroline Frost,
Deadline,
6 Apr. 2025
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“Recast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recast. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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