redesigning

verb

present participle of redesign
as in remodeling
to change the design of (something) The book's cover has been redesigned for the new edition. We're redesigning our kitchen. a newly redesigned website

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Recent Examples of redesigning Desjardins began redesigning the structure during his DOE summer internship at the facility. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026 The figures suggest finance leaders will need to weigh the cost of recruiting specialized talent against reskilling existing teams, outsourcing work, and redesigning processes around AI. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026 Deloitte’s 2026 State of AI in the Enterprise research found that only 34% of organizations are truly reimagining the business with AI, while another 30% are redesigning key processes around it. — Girish Joshi, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026 Nightstands, upholstered chairs and wood furniture can be added without redesigning an entire space, and vintage lighting or storage pieces work the same way. — Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 29 Sep. 2026 Vaundy’s style takes shape by drawing inspiration from all kinds of music born across the past fifty years, from the 1970s to today, and redesigning it through a thoroughly contemporary sensibility. — Billboard Japan, Billboard, 18 Sep. 2026 Apple got there by redesigning the chip to place the core logic silicon side-by-side with the memory chips. — Kif Leswing, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026 Making an underwater robot bigger or smaller typically means redesigning the whole thing pretty much from scratch. — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 8 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for redesigning
  1. remodeling
  2. altering
  3. modifying
  4. revising
  5. reworking
  6. adapting
  7. adjusting
  8. editing
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  • Throughout the program’s 11 years, students have worked on four houses, remodeling two and building two from scratch in partnership with Habitat for Humanity.
    — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Typically, McDonald's chips in some support for franchisees who are remodeling their restaurants.
    — Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of remodeling
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  • Critics and opposition parties accuse it of altering voter registrations to give an advantage to the ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Schwemmer, 72, was charged with one count of official misconduct, one count of providing false information to law enforcement and one count of altering patient records.
    — David Goodhue October 1, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of altering
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  • Organizations spend more time finding and reconciling data, modifying integrations and redesigning controls, steadily increasing the cost of change.
    — Ann Blakely, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The City Council had delayed modifying the ordinance until months after Hoobler resigned despite popular public support.
    — Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of modifying
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  • Insights like ours are revising researchers’ understanding of both the past and how people operate today, as inequality grows globally.
    — Christopher von Rueden, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The possibility of revising Article 9 of Japan’s constitution, which renounces war and prohibits a traditional standing army, is no longer taboo in Tokyo.
    — David Sacks, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of revising
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  • The latter returned attention to Burberry’s British identity, reworking the trench coat and check and reviving the Equestrian Knight Design.
    — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Rocha developed Parker’s dress from an existing show piece, reworking its hand-laced, unraveling ribbons in a pale ballet pink intended as a nod to pointe shoes.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of reworking
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  • Those expenses are rising as utilities invest more in aging infrastructure and in adapting their systems to cope with the effects of climate change, Food and Water Watch said in its study.
    — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • In the kids space, Studiocanal is also adapting Dermot O’Leary’s Toto the Ninja Cat and Astrid Lindgren’s Pippi Longstocking with Heyday.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of adapting
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  • Mistakes happen in football, especially when a team’s adjusting to a new coaching staff, new technique, hasn’t carved out an identity yet, and is working toward creating culture.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Fox News offers stability this election season, while many of its rivals are adjusting to corporate maneuvers.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of adjusting
Verb
  • Meanwhile, Alexey Tsydenov, head of the neighboring Buryatia republic, publicly confirmed her death was linked to a plague infection before quietly editing his statement hours later to use more ambiguous phrasing.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The Lenovo laptop is behind this pack of competitors at rendering scenes, converting videos, and editing graphic design files.
    — Marshall Honorof, PC Magazine, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of editing

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

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