to refry
- verb
- /rɪˈfraɪ/
- US
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- 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
112
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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3.5
To make something again in a new or better way
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2.1
Do something again to fix mistakes or make it better
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4.2
Make a book or article available to the public again after change
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5.1
Change something old so it can be used in a new way
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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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4.7
To change and improve an idea, plan, or computer program
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8.6
To repeat the main theme near the end of a piece
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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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7.6
Make something again by melting and shaping it or by changing it a lot
Repeat old ideas without adding anything new
To use an idea or argument again to make it seem stronger
To repeat an earlier theme in music or writing
Improve writing or a presentation by making small changes
To make a list or document again with new information
Make something again so it looks like the original
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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.