as in remodeled
to make different in some way
refashioned my old pair of jeans into a cover for my scrapbook
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Recent Examples of refashioned
After the country became a one-man, one-vote democracy, people of color took the reins of politics, came to dominate TV news and op-ed columns, climbed the ranks of business, and refashioned school curricula to narrate a different national history.
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Eve Fairbanks, The Dial, 27 Jan. 2026
The term originated in the 1870s when an Iowa newspaper refashioned the word, previously used to describe cannon fire, into a word for snow.
—Katie Landeck, The Providence Journal, 22 Jan. 2026
That’s how an in-world textbook from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone became a fundraising tie-in that launched a full-fledged trilogy of shoddy Fantastic Beasts movies, and why the books are being refashioned into what HBO envisions as a decade-long TV series.
—Erik Adams, The Atlantic, 18 Jan. 2026
One of them is family-run Hotel Signum, a fishing village refashioned as a boutique stay where the kitchen is powered by Martina Caruso’s wild creativity (the youngest Italian chef to receive a Michelin star).
—Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Jan. 2026
The Prophet Muhammad was refashioned not as the bearer of revelation but as an agent of history.
—Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
The millefeuille, refashioned with a Miss Dior houndstooth motif, and a Black Forest cake layered with gin, pink pepper, and pleated chocolate, are both classics that embody her delicate, architectural approach to pastry.
—Denni Hu, Footwear News, 11 Dec. 2025
Instead, the company has refashioned itself as a digital force with a massive social media following and a name brand that still means sports, even to young consumers, just in a different form than before.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 13 Nov. 2025
This team, no wait, this organization has been refashioned in Jokic's image.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 21 Oct. 2025
Eve Fairbanks, The Dial, 27 Jan. 2026
The term originated in the 1870s when an Iowa newspaper refashioned the word, previously used to describe cannon fire, into a word for snow.
—Katie Landeck, The Providence Journal, 22 Jan. 2026
That’s how an in-world textbook from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone became a fundraising tie-in that launched a full-fledged trilogy of shoddy Fantastic Beasts movies, and why the books are being refashioned into what HBO envisions as a decade-long TV series.
—Erik Adams, The Atlantic, 18 Jan. 2026
One of them is family-run Hotel Signum, a fishing village refashioned as a boutique stay where the kitchen is powered by Martina Caruso’s wild creativity (the youngest Italian chef to receive a Michelin star).
—Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Jan. 2026
The Prophet Muhammad was refashioned not as the bearer of revelation but as an agent of history.
—Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
The millefeuille, refashioned with a Miss Dior houndstooth motif, and a Black Forest cake layered with gin, pink pepper, and pleated chocolate, are both classics that embody her delicate, architectural approach to pastry.
—Denni Hu, Footwear News, 11 Dec. 2025
Instead, the company has refashioned itself as a digital force with a massive social media following and a name brand that still means sports, even to young consumers, just in a different form than before.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 13 Nov. 2025
This team, no wait, this organization has been refashioned in Jokic's image.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 21 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for refashioned
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The kitchen was remodeled with quartz counters and modern white cabinetry.—
Lynn Slaney Silguero,
Dallas Morning News,
7 Feb. 2026
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In far East Contra Costa County, McCauley has established or remodeled about 28 restaurants, such as Humphrey’s at the Antioch marina, which has been renamed Smith’s Landing and Guadalajara Taqueria, among others.—
Hema Sivanandam,
Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2026
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The light frigates are based on the Gibbs & Cox international frigate design, though they will be modified based on specific requirements.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Feb. 2026
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Baltimore police recovered 65 Glocks modified into machine guns in 2024, compared with 35 the previous year.—
Cindy Camp,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Feb. 2026
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Kolb says the Fall/Winter 2026 schedule changed to lighten the load on the Monday holiday, without such a long break between the New York and London shows, which organizers trialled last year.—
Hilary Milnes,
Vogue,
10 Feb. 2026
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But a year after Sabathia’s induction, have times already changed?—
Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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While those albums captured much of the project’s early spirit and altered little, Canada, the fourth Placid Angles album, feels different.—
Alex Robert Ross,
Pitchfork,
13 Feb. 2026
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Additionally, electronic screening from the metal surface greatly altered images of vibrations that moved perpendicular to the surface.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Feb. 2026
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Like the original, the animation is CGI while the original characterization has been reworked.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
6 Feb. 2026
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His 2026 cap number ($78 million) is massive, and the Chiefs have repeatedly reworked his deal over the years.—
Pete Sweeney,
Kansas City Star,
5 Feb. 2026
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In Sunny Isles Beach, another town that’s been remade by major development projects, the Bentley Residences tower is expected to be completed this year.—
Catherine Odom,
Miami Herald,
6 Feb. 2026
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Of course, there are only so many bad movies that are ripe to be remade; only so many movies that are famous enough to feel like safe investments, but also flawed enough to guarantee that Hollywood executives will feel like creative geniuses for improving upon them.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
14 Nov. 2025
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Harvard Professor Carla Martin explains how cacao transformed from a sacred drink into a Valentine’s Day staple — and how history, marketing and chemistry helped give chocolate its emotional power.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
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Creative director Heginz Janvier transformed classic silhouettes such as trenchcoats and cargo pants into new offerings by creating them from technical fabrics and adding pockets in unconventional locations, such as above the ankles or on the waist.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
13 Feb. 2026
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