remakes

verb

present tense third-person singular of remake
1
as in remodels
to make different in some way one of those people who left the security and conformity of a small town to remake their lives in the big city

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2
as in repeats
to make or do again yesterday's soup was so good that we decided to remake it for today's lunch

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Recent Examples of remakes As Silicon Valley remakes the world yet again, swallowing up our water and spiking our electricity bills, homelessness remains endemic to that region of California. — Piper French, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026 In Calvino’s novel, young Cosimo remakes his relationship with society by moving into the trees; in Boeri’s vision, society remakes its relationship with nature by moving the trees into the city. — Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026 Because until the state follows through and remakes all streets around the limits of the human body, fallible people will remain primarily responsible for road users’ safety. — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026 That’s just a piece with what the show so far is doing best, and what Disney remakes could be doing more of, making something spiritually true, but also boldly new, out of a story everyone remembers. — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 24 July 2026 The collection takes 10 of Skims’ most familiar bra and underwear silhouettes and remakes them in cotton, spanning bralettes, briefs, thongs and boy shorts. — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 22 June 2026 More broadly, Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, this week laid off 8,000 workers as the company remakes itself with AI. — Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 27 May 2026 The deal, which forms a Hollywood colossus and remakes the media landscape, awaits regulatory approval. — Jake Coyle, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2026 Capitalism is the other force that restlessly and continually remakes the world. — Walter Russell Mead, The Atlantic, 24 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for remakes
  1. remodels
  2. repeats
  3. changes
  4. replicates
  5. modifies
  6. reworks
  7. alters
Verb
  • Retinol also remodels and thickens that deeper layer of skin.
    — Sherri Gordon, HEALTH, 31 Aug. 2026
  • More than just structural support For decades, scientists have known that bone provides support, stores minerals and continuously remodels itself.
    — Priya Bhardwaj, The Conversation, 22 June 2026
Definition of remodels
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  • The darker shade of suede is also used for the mustache, and the color repeats for the brand marks.
    — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Jean-Michel Basquiat celebrates Hughes with a work on paper that repeats the writer's name to spread awareness of his work.
    — Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of repeats
Verb
  • According to the team, the coordination is important because pushing or lifting an object changes the forces acting on a humanoid’s body.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
  • For families using the vouchers, nothing changes immediately.
    — Bilin Lin, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of changes
Verb
  • The commemorative uniform replicates the team’s iconic 1971–74 road design.
    — Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Craven similarly replicates the formula of inoffensive statement versus misogynistic backlash.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of replicates
Verb
  • When transitioning from hard flooring to rugs or carpets, the system automatically adjusts suction levels and modifies its brush roll behavior to maximize particle pickup while preventing hair entanglements around the main rollers.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Sep. 2026
  • In anticipation of the court ruling, a law passed by the Illinois General Assembly in June modifies the state residency requirement that applies to students without permanent legal status.
    — Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of modifies
Verb
  • Previously announced under the title Shaolin Women’s Soccer, the Hong Kong-China co-production reworks the original film’s martial-arts-meets-scrappy-sports-team premise around an all-female squad of underdogs.
    — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026
  • First previewed during Paris Men’s Fashion Week in June, the new collection reworks the ProGrid Triumph 4, ProGrid V2, 586i, Endorphin Azura and Endorphin Elite 3.
    — Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of reworks
Verb
  • Joshi and other doctors are calling for additional training to help surgeons understand how AI alters facial images, its anatomical limitations and its potential psychological effects on patients.
    — Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2026
  • But each translation error sends a correction signal backward through the network that slightly alters the weights that produced it.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 12 Oct. 2026
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“Remakes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remakes. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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