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refashion

British  
/ riːˈfæʃən /

verb

  1. to give a new form to (something)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Martínez recently led a project looking at how best to refashion and reuse unsold old clothing.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

Cast into the world in disguise, she struggles to refashion herself aboard that ship as she strives to become true to the calling of exile and sailor.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2026

The appointment of Hicks will be seen as a move by Pope Leo to refashion the leadership of the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

It’s easy to refashion any artist’s life as a narrative of inevitability, but Sokol paints with no guarantee that she’ll ever break into the mainstream art world.

From New York Times • Jan. 11, 2024

To the very end, Malcolm sought to refashion the broken strands between the American Negroes and African culture.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

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