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as in to remodel
to make different in some way the automaker is revamping a number of its cars in an effort to make them more appealing to younger consumers

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Recent Examples of revamp The Third-Generation Overseas In 2016, head of design Vincent Kaufmann once again revamped Vacheron’s signature travel watch collection by tweaking its aesthetic codes and, crucially, giving it a suite of in-house movements. Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 18 Mar. 2025 Some organizers revamped safety and emergency plans, adjusting procedures as recommended by law enforcement. Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 16 Mar. 2025 The Hurricanes men’s basketball team on Monday formally introduced new coach Jai Lucas, who has a tall task ahead of him in revamping a program that went from playing in the Final Four two years ago to winning just seven games this season. Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2025 More news: Russell Wilson Could Land With Surprising AFC Team Amid Free Agency Rumors The season was derailed by injuries, but Dallas is looking to revamp and reload heading into the 2025 campaign. Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for revamp
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  • For example, bone is constantly being remodeled in response to exercise or inactivity.
    Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
  • After remodeling to fit their needs, the restaurant opened in February.
    Jason Dill, Miami Herald, 15 Mar. 2025
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  • The collection has been brilliantly edited and translated by Gwendolyn Harper (who also works part-time in The New Yorker’s fiction department).
    Graciela Mochkofsky, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Note: Some letters have been lightly edited for brevity or clarity.
    Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
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  • If a site is damaged or vandalized, the group will repair it themselves, hoping to avoid an escalation into sectarian conflict between the Christian community and their Sunni neighbors.
    Chris Massaro, Fox News, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Since the program’s launch, a total of 40,000 pairs of shoes have been repaired, with 700 given a new life in Brooklyn alone.
    Emilia Petrarca, Vogue, 22 Mar. 2025
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  • The Fed will most likely be cautious about changing interest rates in either direction.
    Bill Conerly, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Discussions around changing West Ada’s classroom display policy in 2022 were informed by this new law, with content neutrality seen as a way to prevent bias — or accusations of bias — in schools.
    Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 19 Mar. 2025
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  • In the end, Darnell reworked the show to pit two women against each other in every episode, competing for their spot in the final pageant at the behest of outside judges rather than their peers.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Vacheron reworked the Maltese Cross pattern on the bezel to feature six notches rather than eight, while the dial is date-less and features applied luminescent indices and sword hands.
    Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 18 Mar. 2025
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  • This recognition creates connection and helps rebuild trust.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
  • An additional 98 have filed with L.A. County for rebuilding in unincorporated areas after the Palisades and Eaton fires.
    Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2025
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  • But while public opinion has swayed towards Trump on border security and deportations, polling shows that a majority of Americans disapprove of the president’s position on modifying birthright citizenship, with a recent Pew survey measuring 56% opposed to his executive order and just 43% in favor.
    Syra Ortiz Blanes and, Miami Herald, 15 Mar. 2025
  • So, by modifying mouse genes to mimic these changes, the researchers have successfully engineered a living model of mammoth-like traits—a first-of-its-kind experiment in de-extinction science.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
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  • The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to curtail a lower court’s ability to issue a national injunction, hatching a novel legal strategy in its bid to radically revise a bedrock American principle: birthright citizenship.
    Syra Ortiz Blanes and, Miami Herald, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Consider postponing important launches to a later date and instead use the time to revise existing projects.
    Danijela Pilic, Glamour, 13 Mar. 2025

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“Revamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revamp. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.

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