refigures

verb

present tense third-person singular of refigure
1
as in recasts

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as in recomputes

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for refigures
  1. recasts
  2. numbers
  3. transforms
  4. enumerates
  5. alters
  6. computes
  7. revises
  8. modifies
Verb
  • The Penelopiad recasts the women as a chorus, with each interrupting Penelope’s account in a different poetic form.
    — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 18 July 2026
  • Sarnoski’s version likewise recasts the female character as a benevolent force, and is largely stripped of romance — though permits itself a streak of sentimentality in a subplot concerning the grizzled outlaw’s gentle bond with a young girl.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 11 June 2026
Definition of recasts
Verb
  • The in‑house repair team now numbers 30, supported by a Paris concierge-style service that can handle lighter fixes with a turnaround in days, a service Mothay plans to roll out to other markets, with Tokyo a likely next step.
    — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 31 July 2026
  • Level99 has spent roughly four years building a corporate team that now numbers more than 100 people, something unheard of for just a three-location company.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 22 July 2026
Definition of numbers
Verb
  • Bobby’s color palette is bizarre, and her idea of a sash that transforms into a shawl scarf is really cool but executed poorly.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The immersive musical transforms the theater into a swinging nightclub, where Jordan plays a version of himself telling the story of Darin’s meteoric rise from teen idol to global sensation.
    — Lizzie Hyman, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of transforms
Verb
  • Adler’s version, as elegant and lyrical as Fisher’s, enumerates ways to use every last scrap, bone, and core—and introduced her as a writer who made art out of the marginal.
    — Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Zuckerberg enumerates one of these very specifically, and in my view, this is one of the biggest contributions of this essay.
    — John Werner, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
Definition of enumerates
Verb
  • In June, officials confirmed the formation of an El Niño, the natural warming of parts of the central Pacific that alters weather worldwide, that is expected to grow to historic strength.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Plus, transforming swift rivers into stagnant reservoirs alters downstream water temperatures, sediment flow, and oxygen levels, destroying the delicate habitats native fish depend on to survive.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of alters
Verb
  • Nature computes, and one result is the code through which matter becomes a living, adaptive, self-organizing form.
    — Pravir Malik, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • The transaction processing at your checkout is fully automated, operating within AI systems that handle millions of payments simultaneously, and computes a risk score based on dozens of features extracted from that single moment.
    — Pragati Awasthi, The Conversation, 26 May 2026
Definition of computes
Verb
  • Effective July 29, Maine significantly revises its workplace substance use testing framework.
    — Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • Golden Gate revises the design system to reduce the distractions that should never have been present in the first place.
    — Edward Mendelson, PC Magazine, 13 July 2026
Definition of revises
Verb
  • So the team fed AlphaFold versions of a target DNA sequence, along with a guide RNA, the Cas9 sequence, and an enzyme that chemically modifies bases and can stick to Cas9.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 24 July 2026
  • For example, Texas angler Dustin Grice modifies his spinnerbaits by adding chartreuse and white willow-leaf blades with a matching chartreuse/white skirt.
    — David A. Brown, Outdoor Life, 1 July 2026
Definition of modifies
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