as in modifies
to make different in some way
once he recast the question in different terms, I understood what he was asking
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Recent Examples of recasts
The group recasts these songs with somber, chant-like harmonies and sparse backing—drums, keys, and electric guitar.
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Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 21 Mar. 2026
Dior recasts the classic bloom in modern fashion—less powder room, more playful.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 27 Feb. 2026
And the patchwork style of Brij Sadanah’s direction enhances the colorfully over-the-top story, which recasts Wuthering Heights as a sensationalistic revenge drama.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2026
National Book Critics Circle Award-winning author Xiaolu Guo recasts Ishmael as a 17-year-old girl disguised as a cabin boy and Ahab as a Black freedman named Seneca, haunted by his father’s legacy of enslavement.
—Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 6 Jan. 2026
Created by Jean-Baptiste Delafon and directed by Jessica Palud, the six-episode drama not only makes Merteuil its protagonist, but also supplies backstory that recasts her as less a monster than a wounded woman fighting for the same freedom men enjoy.
—Judy Berman, Time, 28 Nov. 2025
The political climate in Oz has grown dark, and at the center of the moral erosion stands Madame Morrible (played with chilling precision by Michelle Yeoh), who orchestrates a propaganda campaign that recasts Elphaba as the Wicked Witch.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 19 Nov. 2025
Her work recasts Renaissance and Baroque masterpieces with Black protagonists, reclaiming a space in Western art history that has long excluded the Black experience.
—Yola Robert, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The style, which launched at the end of March, recasts the Gazelle with a natural crepe sole and a silk base embossed with tonal Clot iconography.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2025
Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 21 Mar. 2026
Dior recasts the classic bloom in modern fashion—less powder room, more playful.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 27 Feb. 2026
And the patchwork style of Brij Sadanah’s direction enhances the colorfully over-the-top story, which recasts Wuthering Heights as a sensationalistic revenge drama.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2026
National Book Critics Circle Award-winning author Xiaolu Guo recasts Ishmael as a 17-year-old girl disguised as a cabin boy and Ahab as a Black freedman named Seneca, haunted by his father’s legacy of enslavement.
—Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 6 Jan. 2026
Created by Jean-Baptiste Delafon and directed by Jessica Palud, the six-episode drama not only makes Merteuil its protagonist, but also supplies backstory that recasts her as less a monster than a wounded woman fighting for the same freedom men enjoy.
—Judy Berman, Time, 28 Nov. 2025
The political climate in Oz has grown dark, and at the center of the moral erosion stands Madame Morrible (played with chilling precision by Michelle Yeoh), who orchestrates a propaganda campaign that recasts Elphaba as the Wicked Witch.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 19 Nov. 2025
Her work recasts Renaissance and Baroque masterpieces with Black protagonists, reclaiming a space in Western art history that has long excluded the Black experience.
—Yola Robert, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The style, which launched at the end of March, recasts the Gazelle with a natural crepe sole and a silk base embossed with tonal Clot iconography.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recasts
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Imagine someone takes a real photo of a tense political event and modifies only a small portion of it.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
5 Mar. 2026
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But as our perceptions of Clark shift with various revelations, Bateman masterfully modifies his bearing from blandly sinister to sweetly sincere and back again.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
1 Mar. 2026
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The push in beauty comes at a time when Walmart is doubling down on the style category, giving beauty, fashion and home prime real estate adjacent to the highly trafficked grocery or pharmacy departments in about 100 stores, with more to be added as the company remodels existing formats.—
Jenny B. Fine,
Footwear News,
23 Dec. 2025
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The research explains that the breast remodels itself to prepare for nursing — and then when nursing is over, remodels itself again through a process called involution.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Nobody back home discovers what happened, but that summer brands her with shame and alters her course for years.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Apr. 2026
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What’s harder to quantify is the number of shots Wembanyama alters and prevents given his size, length and ability to close out on perimeter shooters.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
21 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Naming one boundary or expectation changes the tone.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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This is where Physical AI changes the equation.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Apr. 2026
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Several staples — including snack kiosks and merchandise locations — are being removed, disappearing from the park as Disney reworks the area, according to multiple reports.—
Jessica Mekles,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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The Getaway Platform Sandal reworks a classic flip-flop with a slight lift and fun color options, from metallics to bright pink.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Apr. 2026
Verb
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To some extent, the cool commercial logic of the fashion industry—which transforms beautiful, original works into cheaply reproducible goods, season after season—echoes that of Hollywood, which regularly cannibalizes and, yes, franchises its greatest successes.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
29 Apr. 2026
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Ultimately, this versatility transforms the MoQN into a multi-purpose quantum platform that can report on a cell’s internal chemistry and health just as easily as its temperature.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Recasts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recasts. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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