reconceptualize

verb

Definition of reconceptualizenext
as in to reimagine

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Recent Examples of reconceptualize Every year the Crystal Cabin Awards showcase innovative ideas that reconceptualize the airplane cabin experience. — Francesca Street, CNN, 14 Mar. 2023 Then, as the Victorian era ushered in the rise of official dog breeds, people began to reconceptualize the roles that canines could play in their homes. — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 24 Oct. 2022 In the same vein, companies also need to reconceptualize their idea of headquarters. — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 20 May 2022 Together, Black Rave Culture produces tracks and DJ sets that reconceptualize and reclaim this legacy, exploring different rhythms, tempos and traditions from across dance music and its diaspora. — Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2022 See All Example Sentences for reconceptualize
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reconceptualize
  1. reimagine
  2. reenvision
  3. rethink
  4. redefine
  5. reexamine
  6. reconsider
  7. reevaluate
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  • Steps away, Rainey Street is a compact strip freshly reimagined with towering residential high-rises, plus bars, music, and bites.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Regiment One55 Bar & Lounge will open inside the restaurant as a space that draws inspiration from British cocktail bars, reimagined through an Indian lens.
    — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of reimagine
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  • Inspired by his own Indigenous background and what archaeologists have discovered about Bimbache culinary culture, chef Marcos Tavío has created a fine-dining experience that reenvisions Canarian ingredients and flavors.
    — Sarah Souli, Travel + Leisure, 4 June 2023
  • In a remote work model, employers must reenvision the employee experience as a matter of survival.
    — Paolo Confino, Fortune, 23 Nov. 2022
Definition of reenvision
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  • For Athina Kanioura, global chief strategy and transformation officer and CEO of PepsiCo Latin America, rethinking AI’s value means challenging the pressure to prove immediate financial returns.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Reiffers sees the current luxury slowdown as an opportunity for companies to rethink their strategies, diversify and invest in talent.
    — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of rethink
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  • Two leading space scientists say there is a need to redefine the edge of the solar system by presenting a theory which states that measurements of the Milky Way's gravitational field, including its dark matter, redraws the sun's frontier.
    — Leonard David, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • It was followed, in 2013, by the 918 Spyder—a low-slung speed machine that helped redefine what a plug-in hybrid could be.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of redefine
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  • In the meantime, Rabtsevich's calculations have prompted NASA’s TESS team to reexamine the star once the spacecraft’s orbit around the sun brings the target into position in November.
    — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Her role here as special prosecutor is not so different from how prosecutors may reexamine cases started by their predecessors.
    — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of reexamine
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  • After Saxon’s lawyer, Ron Zambrano, challenged the tentative amount as too low, the judge reconsidered and increased it.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Independence required Americans to reconsider how readily, and under what circumstances, their own governments could take a life.
    — Maurizio Valsania, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of reconsider
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  • Moreover, surging gas prices are forcing European power producers to reevaluate generation economics.
    — , CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Aging has led him to reevaluate other aspects of his life—specifically, on the personal side.
    — Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of reevaluate

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“Reconceptualize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reconceptualize. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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