reconfigure
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of reconfigure
1965–70; re- + configure, by back formation from configuration
Example Sentences
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The rush is on to reconfigure the guts of the electric grid.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
On Friday, the Masters champion demonstrated his ability to reconfigure and recover.
From BBC ● May 16, 2026
Days before the official opening, the international jury who dispenses prizes resigned en masse, forcing organizers to reconfigure its Golden Lion prize from one decided by a jury to one decided by the public.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
The advance points toward a future in which light could be used to design and reconfigure electronic circuits directly on a chip.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 3, 2026
This one, I will not rip or reconfigure.
From "Piecing Me Together" by Renée Watson
This means that both the speed and transmission behavior of optical signals could be reconfigured across entire systems containing multiple resonators, rather than only within a single resonator.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026
Later, that biological element was sort of reconfigured into something known as “disruptive technologies.”
From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026
Chevron also reconfigured its Asian refineries to make them yield more fuel as Asia faces a severe shortage and has been forced to ration oil products.
From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026
Over the past year, toymakers have reconfigured supply chains, diversified manufacturing beyond China and adjusted pricing to absorb part of the higher costs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026
The place seemed to be a geometrically reconfigured 1960s bachelor pad, with open stonework, pile carpeting, and magnificently ugly mushroom-shaped stained glass lampshades.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
"They're reconfiguring their supply chains," he told reporters.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
Energy majors like BP, Eni and Repsol invested in the field, but have largely focused on distributing traditional fuel instead of reconfiguring their refineries to make SAF.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
“Installing stairlifts, reconfiguring bathrooms, widening doorways and adding entrance ramps may carry a price tag in excess of tens of thousands of dollars.”
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 15, 2026
Now, the Postal Service is reconfiguring its collection and transportation processes to address that decline.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2025
For me, marriage was more like a full-on merger, a reconfiguring of two lives into one, with the well-being of a family taking precedence over any one agenda or goal.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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