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retread

verb as in patch

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The film is a narrative retread of its predecessor, packed to the brim with callbacks and cameos that seem intended to spark a brief conversation online before burning out entirely, not unlike most Netflix originals.

From Salon

When played side-by-side with the originals, the new self-produced songs never sound like tired retreads but are powered by some contemporary fire in the band’s performances.

A rebooted reboot also has to be hyper-avoidant of retreading the same territory as a franchise’s first reset, for fear of alienating skeptics even more, which is a move that can very easily backfire.

From Salon

There was only one retread and even that one, a reprise of the standout “Traffic Altercation,” was worth revisiting.

He is facing opposition from unions, who over the weekend accused the government of "the retreading of failed ideas and narratives" and risked "treating the Civil Service as a political punchbag".

From BBC

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