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  • verb Present participle of repurpose.

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Examples

  • Across the Atlantic where the term repurposing was coined, another adults-only drama is also getting the sex and swearing removed for a wider audience.

    Archive 2008-01-01 DAVID BISHOP 2008

  • Across the Atlantic where the term repurposing was coined, another adults-only drama is also getting the sex and swearing removed for a wider audience.

    [Not] In Front of the Children DAVID BISHOP 2008

  • Arnold is mostly concerned in repurposing material from classic Hollywood films through various editing and processing techniques to create new objects that both expose and question not only the original material, but the whole project of film production as practiced in a particular place and manner.

    For your (lack of) consideration 2008

  • Arnold is mostly concerned in repurposing material from classic Hollywood films through various editing and processing techniques to create new objects that both expose and question not only the original material, but the whole project of film production as practiced in a particular place and manner.

    Archive 2008-12-01 2008

  • Efforts in repurposing of older oil fields with newer extraction technology is encouraging, but in the long run it is no substitute for new field discoveries.

    Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » More on Peak Oil 2005

  • But he’s got a secret that’s driving him – one that is but one of many innovative twists writer Scott Snyder has taken in repurposing Tony Stark for the noir age.

    WRITER TALKS IRON MAN NOIR | Open Society Book Club Discussions and Reviews 2010

  • The act of snipping removes any doubt about the bad guy’s intentions, and the publisher’s spiraling guesswork in determining good from bad repurposing is eliminated.

    My Personalised Manual Spliced-LinkRoll Mashup Ben Barren 2005

  • The act of snipping removes any doubt about the bad guy’s intentions, and the publisher’s spiraling guesswork in determining good from bad repurposing is eliminated.

    Archive 2005-11-01 Ben Barren 2005

  • Enthusiasm continues to grow in academia and among patient groups for the idea of repurposing existing compounds.

    Margaret Anderson: Top 10 Medical Research Trends to Watch in 2012 Margaret Anderson 2012

  • Enthusiasm continues to grow in academia and among patient groups for the idea of repurposing existing compounds.

    Margaret Anderson: Top 10 Medical Research Trends to Watch in 2012 Margaret Anderson 2012

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