recast
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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
Our critic said the presentation “sets out to recast Moses as more complicated than the cheerful, childlike images her name conjures and as a legitimizer of self-taught art.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 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
The play, which radically recasts the fraternal relationship, developed far beyond its originating impetus.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2025
The study also recasts homeobox gene TPRX2 thatencodes DNA-binding proteins.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 6, 2024
The remake, with a lone acoustic guitar, recasts the song as something between a lullaby and lament, crooned as if it’s a learned memory.
From New York Times ● Mar. 17, 2023
But it recasts these elements with the vigour of a true art and in accordance with its special tendencies.
From The Romanization of Roman Britain by F. (Francis) Haverfield
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
Hamilton was a musical celebration of America’s history and diversity, recasting our understanding of the roles minorities play in our national story, highlighting the importance of women who’d long been overshadowed by powerful men.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
