redefinition
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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A footnote in China’s latest statistical communiqué further suggests a redefinition of the metric.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026
Thomas’ redefinition of “miscarriage” was even more absurd.
From Slate ● Feb. 24, 2026
Online, commenters have called her “ripped,” “beautiful,” even the “peak female athlete form,” which is both a compliment and a quietly radical redefinition.
From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2025
"The international community has drawn up a road map for the redefinition of the second," she tells BBC News.
From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2025
Actually the situation is progressively redefined by the consequences of the actions, provoked by the previous definitions, and a prison experience is designed to provide a datum toward the redefinition of the situation.
From Introduction to the Science of Sociology by Park, Robert Ezra
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