repurpose
Example Sentences
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He worries that bad actors — be they individuals, organizations or countries — will repurpose technologies that were designed to help cure diseases or create new materials.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 11, 2026
Schools like Caprichosos repurpose old floats and props donated by the wealthier schools from their grand parades.
From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026
Instead, it will repurpose some of them to help power microgrids for customers like AI-infrastructure firm Crusoe.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 28, 2026
It's unlikely that Congress could repurpose existing funding to buy the territory, Schuman added.
From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026
I dismantled my sleeping nest to repurpose its branches and hewed off additional ones from nearby trees.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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