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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 recasting
Gardner is joining the pilot, headlined by Bloom and Rory Scovel, in recasting.
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2026
Five months later, the State Department unveiled a Commercial Diplomacy Strategy for Africa, recasting trade and investment as the centerpiece of engagement.
—Daniele Nyirandutiye, semafor.com, 19 Jan. 2026
The diplomatic shockwaves that followed Israel’s Mossad seizing Adolf Eichmann in Argentina left local officials acutely sensitive to international scrutiny, recasting the search for Bormann as a bid to ensure the country would not be embarrassed on the world stage a second time.
—Solly Boussidan, FOXNews.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Guo’s recasting of Ishmaelle is no exception.
—Literary Hub, 8 Jan. 2026
Production on the film began in late October, but Arnett's recasting should not delay its wrap date, multiple outlets report.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Jan. 2026
One such reframing consists of recasting the topic into the realm of AI for mental wealth.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 5 Jan. 2026
Fox also wrote about Hardin’s recasting in his book.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025
Young closes with a loose rendering of Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy, recasting the progression from hell to Paradise as an inward struggle to cope with irrevocable loss.
—The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2025
Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2026
Five months later, the State Department unveiled a Commercial Diplomacy Strategy for Africa, recasting trade and investment as the centerpiece of engagement.
—Daniele Nyirandutiye, semafor.com, 19 Jan. 2026
The diplomatic shockwaves that followed Israel’s Mossad seizing Adolf Eichmann in Argentina left local officials acutely sensitive to international scrutiny, recasting the search for Bormann as a bid to ensure the country would not be embarrassed on the world stage a second time.
—Solly Boussidan, FOXNews.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Guo’s recasting of Ishmaelle is no exception.
—Literary Hub, 8 Jan. 2026
Production on the film began in late October, but Arnett's recasting should not delay its wrap date, multiple outlets report.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Jan. 2026
One such reframing consists of recasting the topic into the realm of AI for mental wealth.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 5 Jan. 2026
Fox also wrote about Hardin’s recasting in his book.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025
Young closes with a loose rendering of Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy, recasting the progression from hell to Paradise as an inward struggle to cope with irrevocable loss.
—The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recasting
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One confidant reportedly told a source that Bass was not truthful in her public statements about her lack of involvement and warned her that modifying the report could harm her politically.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Feb. 2026
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By targeting the underlying neuronal degeneration, ER-100 is positioned as a potential disease-modifying treatment rather than a symptomatic fix.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Feb. 2026
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Photons, for example, can bounce off an atom and carry off positional information about it without changing the quantum state of the system.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
13 Feb. 2026
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Al Flowers, who has lived on King Drive for about four years but has stayed in the area nearly his entire life, wants neighbors to continue to host public meetings about future developments to ensure residents like himself have a voice in how the area is changing.—
Everett Eaton,
jsonline.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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The district also considered limitations to remodeling or rebuilding.—
Alec Johnson,
jsonline.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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Trump has made remaking and remodeling the Kennedy Center a higher priority in his second term than was perhaps expected.—
Zach LaChance,
The Washington Examiner,
2 Feb. 2026
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No outcome-altering fraud has ever been found.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
7 Feb. 2026
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For riders like Valadez, the potential closures could be life-altering.—
Da Lin,
CBS News,
7 Feb. 2026
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About two weeks ago, Gu set about reworking her rails portion — the four features on the more-technical top of the slope — to juice up her Olympic routine.—
Eddie Pells,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Hudson’s look followed that logic in a literal way, lifting a runway outfit into a daytime awards season stop without reworking the styling.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
10 Feb. 2026
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An ambitious project in Kansas City could fill two vacant office buildings with hundreds of housing units while remaking the downtown skyline.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
4 Feb. 2026
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All of that has, however, been called into question by a new administration noisily remaking the center as partisan and politicizing even renovation and Lincoln.—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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And a look at how the Texas football schedule is transforming validates the math.—
David Eckert,
Austin American Statesman,
10 Feb. 2026
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Headquartered in Boston with a studio in Washington, DC, Dane Austin Design specializes in luxury residential projects throughout North America, transforming its clients’ spaces into joyful environments.—
Elizabeth Stamp,
Architectural Digest,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Recasting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recasting. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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