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Recent Examples of reengineer
That message is clear but simple: Take something ordinary—blueberries—and reengineer it for consistency.
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Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2025
Over years of statements, social-media posts, and interviews, however, a pattern has emerged: Musk sees Mars not merely as a lifeboat but as a laboratory—an opportunity to reengineer humanity.
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 28 July 2025
Politicians in both big political parties have been trying to reengineer the U.S. economy to boost manufacturing.
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 17 June 2025
Some have also drawn the lesson from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq that well-meaning attempts to reengineer foreign societies will succumb to the law of unintended consequences just as frequently as well-meaning attempts to use government to improve American society do.
—Bret Stephens, Foreign Affairs, 5 Feb. 2013
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Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2025
Over years of statements, social-media posts, and interviews, however, a pattern has emerged: Musk sees Mars not merely as a lifeboat but as a laboratory—an opportunity to reengineer humanity.
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 28 July 2025
Politicians in both big political parties have been trying to reengineer the U.S. economy to boost manufacturing.
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 17 June 2025
Some have also drawn the lesson from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq that well-meaning attempts to reengineer foreign societies will succumb to the law of unintended consequences just as frequently as well-meaning attempts to use government to improve American society do.
—Bret Stephens, Foreign Affairs, 5 Feb. 2013
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reengineer
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Elements of the interior architecture have been redesigned, and the result is a characterful blend of old and new.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 Apr. 2026
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This iPad Air has been redesigned for peak productivity, featuring the powerhouse M3 chip specifically built to run Apple Intelligence for effortless writing and task management.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
31 Mar. 2026
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Taken together, these arrangements recast the public university as an institutional extension of tech-industry labor pipelines, applied research commercialization, and corporate interests.—
Dr. Timothy Scott,
Hartford Courant,
31 Mar. 2026
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Once rigid and monumental, marble and other quarried materials now curve and swell into expressive silhouettes, recasting ancient materials through a contemporary lens.—
Kathryn O’Shea-Evans,
Robb Report,
29 Mar. 2026
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There’s extensive use of titanium bits, lighter fasteners, and revised internal components that help shed off some weight.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 Apr. 2026
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The application was revised on the basis that the city would buy the Arkansas Water Company's properties in Saline County, thereby creating a municipal water system that would service Little Rock and North Little Rock.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
4 Apr. 2026
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Costs such as landscaping or remodeling other parts of the house aren’t deductible.—
David Schepp,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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Bones constantly remodel throughout a lifetime.—
Hadia Zainab,
CNN Money,
2 Apr. 2026
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Others were quick to point out that jewels from the royal collection are regularly refashioned and worn by multiple people, such as the Cullinan III and IV brooch that Queen Mary (Queen Elizabeth II’s grandmother) once wore as a necklace.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
13 Mar. 2026
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To what extent should these questions be overlooked if refashioning old movies will introduce them to new audiences?—
Holly Willis,
The Conversation,
13 Mar. 2026
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For example, anthropologist Brian Larkin documented how viewers in northern Nigeria rework the narratives of Bollywood films to align with local Islamic values.—
Gareth Barkin,
The Conversation,
2 Apr. 2026
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The pair reworked the bones of the original film, which is best remembered approaching its 30th anniversary as a low-budget fever dream starring Clint Howard as a traumatized former psych patient who turns human flesh into refreshing treats.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
31 Mar. 2026
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The contractor is not willing to redo the job and is asking me for more money.—
Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
14 Mar. 2026
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The Boomslang’s packaging has been totally redone.—
Zackery Cuevas,
PC Magazine,
14 Mar. 2026
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The Federal Aviation Administration awarded Indra Group a $342 million contract to modernize the National Airspace System and enhance safety, reliability, and performance.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
1 Apr. 2026
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The task force is expected to provide recommendations for modernizing the infractions process later this year.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Reengineer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reengineer. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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