recasts

verb

present tense third-person singular of recast
as in modifies
to make different in some way once he recast the question in different terms, I understood what he was asking

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Recent Examples of recasts Monster recasts Abby, played with wonderful mischief by Rebecca Hall, as a bitter woman on the brink. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026 Director Ivan Uryvskyi is candid about how the play recasts the ancient poem’s themes of return and those trapped in exile and captivity. — ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026 The new edition recasts all 10 songs from the original through a more intimate lens, with Carlile returning to Long Pond Studio in upstate New York to co-produce four tracks with the National’s Aaron Dessner. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 13 Aug. 2026 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 The word — so often a diabolical four-letter dismissal — recasts precision as excess, ambition as ego, obsession as spectacle. — New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026 The group recasts these songs with somber, chant-like harmonies and sparse backing—drums, keys, and electric guitar. — Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 21 Mar. 2026 Dior recasts the classic bloom in modern fashion—less powder room, more playful. — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 27 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recasts
  1. modifies
  2. remodels
  3. alters
  4. changes
  5. reworks
  6. transforms
Verb
  • When transitioning from hard flooring to rugs or carpets, the system automatically adjusts suction levels and modifies its brush roll behavior to maximize particle pickup while preventing hair entanglements around the main rollers.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Sep. 2026
  • In anticipation of the court ruling, a law passed by the Illinois General Assembly in June modifies the state residency requirement that applies to students without permanent legal status.
    — Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of modifies
Verb
  • Retinol also remodels and thickens that deeper layer of skin.
    — Sherri Gordon, HEALTH, 31 Aug. 2026
  • More than just structural support For decades, scientists have known that bone provides support, stores minerals and continuously remodels itself.
    — Priya Bhardwaj, The Conversation, 22 June 2026
Definition of remodels
Verb
  • Don’t take anything that alters your judgment or leaves you dependent on others to keep you safe.
    — Jennifer Obel, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • But as climate change alters Earth’s weather and environment, petrichor is going to transform, too.
    — Gregory Wakeman, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of alters
Verb
  • This changes the alignment of the two ferromagnetic layers, which alters how easily electrons can tunnel through the insulating barrier (a quantum phenomenon known as tunnel magnetoresistance) and changes the sensor’s electrical resistance.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Until… One big moment changes everything when a glitch occurs and the model agent solves a problem by lying about it, creating a scenario that is not true.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of changes
Verb
  • The film itself reworks a story that first reached Japanese cinemas in 1983.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The painting exists as a whole because of the way de Kooning works and reworks the surface.
    — Hilton Als, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of reworks
Verb
  • At night, the theater transforms into a nightclub featuring various DJs.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Instead of buying one bag, a luxury shopper might buy three to four pairs of shoes, which transforms their outfit four times over.
    — Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of transforms

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“Recasts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recasts. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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