reface
verb
re·face
(ˌ)rē-ˈfās 
refaced; refacing
: to face (something or someone) again: such as
a
: to cover the front of (something) again
refaced the kitchen cabinets
b
: to renew the surface of (something) by cutting or grinding
refaced engine valves
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Sometimes, the brownstone fronts themselves were refaced in more contemporary stone.
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Jeremy Lechtzin, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2024
The finding is currently in press in the Planetary Science Journal.
Unlike Earth, where plate tectonics and biological processes regularly reface the planet, the moon’s surface is an archive of scars from impacts that have occurred over the satellite’s 4.5-billion-year lifetime.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 24 July 2023
The cabinets were refaced in white with black matte pulls, and the vanity is gone.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2023
The house’s previous owners had kept it in excellent condition, so Lawson and Dabestani initially planned to update only the windows and doors, as well as to reface the kitchen.
—Molly Creeden, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2023
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Jeremy Lechtzin, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2024
The finding is currently in press in the Planetary Science Journal.
Unlike Earth, where plate tectonics and biological processes regularly reface the planet, the moon’s surface is an archive of scars from impacts that have occurred over the satellite’s 4.5-billion-year lifetime.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 24 July 2023
The cabinets were refaced in white with black matte pulls, and the vanity is gone.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2023
The house’s previous owners had kept it in excellent condition, so Lawson and Dabestani initially planned to update only the windows and doors, as well as to reface the kitchen.
—Molly Creeden, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2023
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“Reface.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reface. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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