Thesaurus results for REFIGURE

refigure

verb

Definition of refigure

as in to recast

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as in to recompute

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Recent Examples of refigure Muldrow does what Black artists have always done uniquely well — signify upon, revise and refigure a theme, expanding an existing form through a clever new one. — New York Times, 11 Mar. 2021 That has affected local organizations including the Houston Choral Society who has been forced to refigure their presentation of music for the safety of both their performers and patrons. — David Taylor, Houston Chronicle, 14 Aug. 2020 On the flip side, the onus is on opponents to refigure the Spurs out, a task that continues with today’s game against rookie star Ja Morant and the eighth-place Memphis Grizzlies. — Jeff McDonald, ExpressNews.com, 1 Aug. 2020 The provision was sought by the Ohio Chamber of Commerce to help businesses avoid having to refigure withholdings for thousands of employees who have been working remotely for weeks to avoid spreading the deadly coronavirus. — Robert Higgs, cleveland, 23 Apr. 2020 The film works to refigure the identity of the assassination buff, registering his or her inquest as essentially futile. — Art Simon, Slate Magazine, 21 July 2017

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Evan Rachel Wood and Alexandra Artrip, who played the daughters of Sandra Bullock’s character in the first movie, have been recast for the sequel with Joey King and Maisie Williams.

— Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 2 Sep. 2026
Although the film’s leading stars reprised their roles for the sequel, Bullock’s daughters were recast in Practical Magic 2, with Joey King now playing Kylie Owens.

— Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of recast

Verb

World models allow systems to build a task specific representation of reality, allowing systems to reason over what matters instead of recomputing understanding from scratch at every step.

— Abhas Ricky, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2026
Reducing the size of a fund also means recomputing management fees, and therefore handing money back to limited partners.

— BYJessica Mathews, Fortune, 31 July 2023

Definition of recompute

Verb

Contractors revised their plans, and additional testing was conducted to address community concerns about possible asbestos in the structure.

— Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
Top Plays from Bears @ Titans To be clear, the first version will likely be revised and massaged before the Bears arrive at their first meaningful practice of Week 1.

— Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of revise

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The issue is that AI technology iterates extremely fast, causing related equipment and computing assets to depreciate rapidly, whereas financing debts are long term, creating a maturity mismatch risk.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Later developments in complexity theory pointed in directions that seem even less related to computing.

— Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of compute

Verb

Johanna Mayer said admissions ultimately came in below 20,000, but stressed that the result had not altered the company’s commitment to Pálmason.

— Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 28 Aug. 2026
The Norwegian Constitution was altered in 1990 to allow future firstborns — regardless of gender — to take precedence in the line of succession.

— Jan M. Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of alter

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The performances made history as the biggest ever open-air concerts in the UK (the crowd numbered 125,000 both days) and are often cited as representing the pinnacle of the Britpop era.

— Devinder Bains, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026
The September list numbered 115 stocks, down from 121 in August and, of those, the firm whittled down the top 20.

— Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026

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That’s because, as aggressively as SaaS providers are embedding AI agents and other forms of AI into their products, these capabilities bring new realities that are prompting providers to reengineer their pricing models.

— Steve Karp, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
The pool, which was first installed in 1923, was previously renovated in 2012 to reengineer its circulation and filtration system, though the shallow water feature has been notoriously difficult to keep clean.

— Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026

Definition of reengineer

Verb

Embroidery, beading, leatherwork, and fur transform the familiar silhouette, while a new second strap allows it to be slung across the shoulder.

— Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026
Following Technoblade’s death, more than 400,000 messages from fans were collected in a virtual Minecraft memorial and transformed into 22 books of condolences for his family.

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 3 Sep. 2026

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