as in revisited
to consider again especially with the possibility of change or reversal
learning that he had been adopted forced him to completely redefine his identity
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Recent Examples of redefined
Lovers of maximalist eccentricity have reclaimed the word and redefined it in a more positive tone.
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Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Jan. 2026
When Mars and Venus are both in cazimi — activated by the sun in Capricorn — relationships may undergo a reset where intentions are clarified and commitments are either strengthened or redefined.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
From releasing genre-shaping albums that redefined contemporary R&B to setting a new standard for vocal layering and tone, Brandy’s contributions have earned her a lasting place as a blueprint for generations of artists.
—Mecca Pryor, Essence, 29 Dec. 2025
Money managers who once saw the sector as too controversial to touch amid environmental, social and governance concerns changed their tune and a number of funds even redefined their mandates.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2025
Tempur-Pedic, the brand that redefined the foam mattress category, channels its decades of sleep science into the TEMPUR-Cloud Pillow.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 18 Dec. 2025
Using this mechanical failure mode, researchers redefined the roles of cobalt and manganese in maintaining mechanical stability.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 17 Dec. 2025
In 2007, Apple redefined communication with the iPhone, inventing the touch screen and integrating an internet navigator.
—Peter Müllner, The Conversation, 10 Dec. 2025
Companies expanded their total addressable market by moving customers from on-premise products into the cloud, or by introducing entirely new categories—CRM, digital collaboration, video conferencing—that redefined how businesses operate.
—Adam Mills, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for redefined
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Team revisited this long-standing problem The research team revisited this long-standing problem using a combination of careful laboratory experiments and advanced quantum chemical calculations.—
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More than two decades later, many of those questions remain unresolved, and a 2026 Investigation Discovery docuseries revisited the case in search of answers.—
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Now, more than a decade later, he’s reconsidered once again.—
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When a party pays for an ad at the request of a candidate, the court later said in the 2001 decision being reconsidered, that expenditure has the same effect as a direct contribution to the candidate so can be regulated.—
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
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And while Connecticut’s chief fiscal watchdog didn’t call for changing state budget caps that hamper the General Assembly’s ability to solve the Medicaid dilemma, Scanlon said all solutions need to be reviewed.—
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“Redefined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redefined. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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