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recut

American  
[ree-kuht] / riˈkʌt /

verb (used with object)

  1. to cut again.

  2. to edit (a film) again or in a different way.


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Of more concern to the authorities is the fate of the jewelry: From the start, fears were voiced that the diamonds could be recut, the precious metal melted down and the evidence made to vanish.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025

What can a consumer do to protect themselves and avoid purchasing a hot rock — maybe even a recut one from the Louvre heist?

From MarketWatch • Oct. 21, 2025

In 2003, Osbourne recut “Changes” as a duet with his then-19-year-old daughter Kelly; a decade later, the soul singer Charles Bradley recorded a wrenching cover not long before he died.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 22, 2025

My character was killed off in the first one initially, and then they recut it so that she survived.

From Salon • Jan. 21, 2025

Sometimes he’d recut diamonds or consult on high-level faceting projects.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

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