repurpose
verb
re·pur·pose
(ˌ)rē-ˈpər-pəs 
repurposed; repurposing; repurposes
: to give a new purpose or use to
repurpose the company's website
repurpose the archived material
Examples of repurpose in a Sentence
finding ways to repurpose old computer equipment
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Should talks with Rafael or other defense suitors bear fruit, VW's potential to repurpose its obsolete Osnabrück plant – which the company is due to close in 2027 – could save up to 2,300 jobs.
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Sam Meredith,joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 5 Apr. 2026
Massive beams repurposed Look up in the great hall and the ceiling becomes part of the backstory.
—David Caraccio
april 4, Sacbee.com, 4 Apr. 2026
Others worried about repurposing working farmland for solar development.
—Josh Davis, Baltimore Sun, 3 Apr. 2026
Saved from demolition and ingenuously repurposed as a restaurant in 2020, the old rail ties used to make the bar, The Depot is now one of the places to be in a growing, bustling city of 25,000.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 3 Apr. 2026
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Sam Meredith,joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 5 Apr. 2026
Massive beams repurposed Look up in the great hall and the ceiling becomes part of the backstory.
—David Caraccio
april 4, Sacbee.com, 4 Apr. 2026
Others worried about repurposing working farmland for solar development.
—Josh Davis, Baltimore Sun, 3 Apr. 2026
Saved from demolition and ingenuously repurposed as a restaurant in 2020, the old rail ties used to make the bar, The Depot is now one of the places to be in a growing, bustling city of 25,000.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 3 Apr. 2026
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“Repurpose.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repurpose. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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