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Synonyms: Verb
alter, change, make over, modify, recast, redo, refashion, remodel, revamp, revise, rework, vary
Antonyms: Verb
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They will be remaking the film with American actors. one of those people who left the security and conformity of a small town to remake their lives in the big cityNoun
The director's next project will be a remake of King Kong.
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Cheryl Reeve has remade a team that lost Lindsay Whalen to retirement, Maya Moore to a sabbatical and Augustus to injury for much of the season. — Kellen Becoats, SI.com, "Battle of Former Champs, Struggling Mercury vs. Surging Sky Headline Playoff's 1st Round," 9 Sep. 2019 Because O’Brien is now a big-time developer and among his high-profile projects is remaking Suffolk Downs into one of the region’s next great neighborhoods. — Shirley Leung, BostonGlobe.com, "Can the new Suffolk Downs avoid the mistakes of the Seaport District?," 5 Sep. 2019 On the ground floor, Prager and her assistants had remade a shop’s windows into those of an electronics store called Eddie’s, complete with nineties-era cassette boom boxes and clock radios. — Megan K. Stack, The New Yorker, "Alex Prager is a photographer and filmmaker who lives in Los Angeles.," 1 Sep. 2019 Over time, with so much at stake, players have remade themselves to fit the tests: bigger and faster, though not necessarily better. — Rich Cohen, Harper's magazine, "The Wood Chipper," 19 Aug. 2019 Over a span of 14 months in government, Matteo Salvini has remade Italian politics in his image. — Washington Post, "Matteo Salvini is already Italy’s most powerful politician. So why is he trying to bring down the government?," 10 Aug. 2019 Still further in the future, space development could remake how humanity lives. — The Economist, "A new age of space exploration is beginning," 18 July 2019 Deal-making is remaking the largest sector in U.S. health care by consolidating local hospital markets, forming regional powerhouses and creating new national giants. — Melanie Evans, WSJ, "Midwest Hospital Systems to Merge Into 26-State Regional Giant," 28 June 2019 Following last year’s acquisition of Rockwell Collins, the Raytheon deal remakes UTC as an aerospace giant with products including cockpit electronics, jet engines, missiles and radars. — Stephen Singer, courant.com, "United Technologies says it’s merging with defense contractor Raytheon and moving headquarters to Boston area from Connecticut," 10 June 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
This summer’s events often felt like a remake of Bolotnaya Square protests of 2011 and 2012. — Leonid Ragozin, Time, "Moscow's Elections Show Putin Is Losing the War at Home," 10 Sep. 2019 The studio has won a total of six Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects for its work on the Lord of the Rings trilogy, Avatar, King Kong, and 2016's live-action Jungle Book remake. — Aric Jenkins, Fortune, "Sean Parker Invests in the Peter Jackson VFX Studio Behind ‘Avatar’ and ‘Lord of the Rings’," 10 Sep. 2019 All that makes Knives Out a more playful and far more contemporary renewal of the genre than Kenneth Branagh's pageant-like 2017 Orient Express remake. — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Knives Out': Film Review | TIFF 2019," 8 Sep. 2019 Following the news that Harry Styles will not be playing Prince Eric to Halle Bailey’s Ariel in Disney’s live-action remake of The Little Mermaid, 13 Reasons Why actor Christian Navarro threw his hat in the ring via Twitter. — Samantha Highfill, EW.com, "13 Reasons Why star auditioning for Prince Eric in live-action The Little Mermaid," 3 Sep. 2019 What about the remake of the bottom of the receiver depth chart? — Dan Labbe, cleveland.com, "Takeaways from the Browns’ 53-man roster: Berea Report," 2 Sep. 2019 In addition to being more intentionally inclusive in its representation, Hulu's Four Weddings and a Funeral works hard to puts its ensemble cast to use; the remake makes more of an effort to explore the complex relationships of the leads' friends. — Ineye Komonibo, Marie Claire, "Will Mindy Kaling's 'Four Weddings and a Funeral' Have a Season 2?," 30 Aug. 2019 According to the trailer, the remake will also showcase some of the original's most beloved scenes, including the moment the dogs share a romantic bowl of spaghetti. — Alaa Elassar, CNN, "Disney debuts official trailer for 'Lady and the Tramp' live-action remake," 24 Aug. 2019 Disney's D23 Expo has provided some seriously epic news, especially for fans awaiting even more live-action remakes of their favorite movies. — Amy Mackelden, Harper's BAZAAR, "Emma Stone Transforms Into Cruella de Vil in First Photo from Disney's New Movie," 24 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'remake.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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