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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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Magic Chef stove, one of the first ovens to be equipped with a clock, recast kitchen work as something that could be measured and controlled.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

“It’s unfortunate that something so personal and happy can be recast as something political or sinister simply because of who someone is,” they wrote, adding, “Generosity doesn’t automatically come with an agenda.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

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

Quickly, he recast the story in his mind.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright

“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

Her confidante immediately hastens off to write “The Tears of the Comet,” an allegorical tale that decorously recasts certain incidents from his stay.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026

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

From Science Daily ● Feb. 6, 2024

The modern-language adaptation is by Soeren Voima, an authors’ collective, and it recasts Shakespeare’s darkest play as an outer-space soap opera with echoes of “Star Wars” and “Doctor Who.”

From New York Times ● Dec. 15, 2022

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

If the data turned hotter or colder, the rival drafts were a dress rehearsal for recasting policy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026

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

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

They’re like movies I edit and embroider and watch over and over again, regularly recasting the villains and updating the minor details.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris




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