to refry
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7.6
- verb
- /rɪˈfraɪ/
- US
- They are refrying the old content for the new audience.
Examples
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Critics complained that the new album simply refried the band's previous hits.
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Instead of creating something new, the article just refried old arguments.
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The director chose to refry the same storylines from his earlier films.
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I don't want to refry that old presentation.
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The filmmaker decided to refry some of the old footage to create a new version of the documentary.
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After reviewing the audience's feedback, the author chose to refry the same ideas in his next article but with a fresh perspective.
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Many musicians are criticized for their tendency to refry classic hits rather than writing original songs.
Synonyms
184
2.8
To make a new version of a text to improve or change it
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4.5
To make a thing again so it looks like the original
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2.1
Do something again to fix mistakes or make it better
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3.5
To make something again in a new or better way
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4.1
Make something again so it looks like the original
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4.2
Make a book or article available to the public again after change
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5.6
Present an idea in a different form or style
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3.5
Write something again to make it better
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7.2
To present an old idea again with small changes
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6.0
Arrange parts again in a new way, like a picture or song
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8.6
To repeat the main theme near the end of a piece
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4.7
To change and improve an idea, plan, or computer program
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5.1
Change something old so it can be used in a new way
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7.6
Make something again by melting and shaping it or by changing it a lot
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6.2
To put new clothes on someone or show an old idea in a new way
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7.0
To make a list or document again with new information
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9.9
To repeat an earlier theme in music or writing
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4.2
Improve writing or a presentation by making small changes
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4.8
To use an idea or argument again to make it seem stronger
Repeat old ideas without adding anything new
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Etymology
A helpful way to remember refry in this sense is to think of 'frying' an idea again, since it comes from re- 'again' + fry. So when someone 'refried' old songs or stories, they simply repeated or reworked old material with little new idea.