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recast

[ree-kast, -kahst, ree-kast, -kahst] / riˈkæst, -ˈkɑst, ˈriˌkæst, -ˌkɑst /










VERB
revolutionize
Synonyms


VERB
rewrite
Synonyms


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As the nation abandoned Reconstruction, a generation of politicians and historians recast Johnson as a martyr to congressional tyranny.

From Slate Sep. 16, 2026

"It's unfortunate that something so personal and happy can be recast as something political or sinister simply because of who someone is or where they come from," the post added.

From Barron's Sep. 14, 2026

The announcement follows a rough stretch for Strategy, which recast itself in recent years as a vessel to hold bitcoin.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 29, 2026

“My protected speech, civic engagement, public records activity and advocacy were recast as misconduct,” she added.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 11, 2026

I believed I could be remade, my mind recast.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

Jumping around in time, “Franz” frequently recasts straightforwardly staged scenes from his life into twisted, surreal parables while occasionally checking in on contemporary Prague and its Kafka tributes.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

“You Wished for This” careens from ponderous ambience to shredded digital noise; The two parts of “Love is in the Air” recasts the yearning of a classic Hollywood love theme into a blood-soaked rictus grin.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

The study also recasts homeobox gene TPRX2 thatencodes DNA-binding proteins.

From Science Daily Feb. 6, 2024

The Mexican writer Enrigue recasts the fateful meeting between Hernán Cortés and the Aztecs in this hallucinatory novel, translated by Natasha Wimmer.

From New York Times Feb. 1, 2024

For the 'March' Spenser recasts in English surroundings Bion's fantasy of the fight with Cupid, without however achieving any conspicuous success.

From Pastoral Poetry and Pastoral Drama A Literary Inquiry, with Special Reference to the Pre-Restoration Stage in England by Walter W. Greg

RidgeAlloy is made by remelting aluminum recovered from used products and recasting it into a new alloy designed to meet the strength, ductility and crash safety requirements of structural vehicle components.

From Science Daily Mar. 10, 2026

Millennial and GenZ influencers, some paid by telehealth companies, evangelize antidepressants on TikTok and Instagram using such hashtags as #livelaughlexapro, #lexaprogirly, #lexaho and #zoloftgang, recasting the medications as pop-culture touchstones.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 19, 2025

Playwrights addressed the polis not by dramatizing current events but by recasting tales from the mythological and historic past to sharpen critical thinking on contemporary concerns.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 6, 2025

That is why he is recasting himself as a unifying figure - someone prepared to reach out across party lines to work with others to get things done.

From BBC May 4, 2025

If I really can’t sleep, I kill time casting and recasting both my coach and the genetically altered Hugh.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris




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