re·tread
(ˌ)rē-ˈtred 
retreaded; retreading
1
: to bond or vulcanize a new tread to the prepared surface of (a worn tire)
2
: to make over as if new
retread an old plot
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Noun
The show is just another TV sitcom retread.
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Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 6 Oct. 2024
Later in the year, Mars will yawn and retread his steps first in Leo from Dec. 6 through Jan. 6, 2026 — but will once again be summoned beneath the waves of Cancer in a retrograde motion from then until Feb. 23, 2025.
—Kyle Thomas, Peoplemag, 4 Sep. 2024
Ashley Lee, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
Although Liam Neeson knows how to demand a screen, no matter what’s on the page, his latest film Absolution feels like a retread of the same old deadbeat-dad-tries-to-redeem-himself-before-it’s-too-late plot, as the title might suggest.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2024
Patrick Frater, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
That familiar setup doesn’t mean the record is a re-tread of familiar territory, though, as Stapleton is looser, bolder and surer of himself, a recipe making this his best project yet.
—Brittney McKenna, SPIN, 10 Nov. 2023
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Verb
After the movie premiered at the Venice Film Festival, many critics panned the film, arguing Gaga was underused and that Phillips spent too much time retreading territory from the original.
—Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 6 Oct. 2024
Later in the year, Mars will yawn and retread his steps first in Leo from Dec. 6 through Jan. 6, 2026 — but will once again be summoned beneath the waves of Cancer in a retrograde motion from then until Feb. 23, 2025.
—Kyle Thomas, Peoplemag, 4 Sep. 2024
Noun
But the new stage show isn’t just a retread of professional highlights and clever punchlines.
—Ashley Lee, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
Although Liam Neeson knows how to demand a screen, no matter what’s on the page, his latest film Absolution feels like a retread of the same old deadbeat-dad-tries-to-redeem-himself-before-it’s-too-late plot, as the title might suggest.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2024
Verb
The re-tread avoids Yakuza references and switches the protagonist from male to female, a woman who has lost her child.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
That familiar setup doesn’t mean the record is a re-tread of familiar territory, though, as Stapleton is looser, bolder and surer of himself, a recipe making this his best project yet.
—Brittney McKenna, SPIN, 10 Nov. 2023
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“Retread.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retread. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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retread
1 of 2 verb
re·tread
(ˈ)rē-ˈtred
retreaded; retreading
1
: to put a new tread on (a worn tire)
2
: to make over as if new
retread an old plot
retread
2 of 2 noun
re·tread
ˈrē-ˌtred
1
: a retreaded tire
2
: something made or done again especially in a slightly altered form
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