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retread

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retread /ˈriːˌtrɛd/ noun
plural retreads
retread
/ˈriːˌtrɛd/
noun
plural retreads
Learner's definition of RETREAD
[count]
: an old tire whose surface has been given a new layer of rubber翻新的旧轮胎
US, informal + disapproving : something that uses ideas, stories, etc., that have been used before翻版
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retread

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verb (1)

re·​tread (ˌ)rē-ˈtred How to pronounce retread (audio)
retreaded; retreading

transitive verb

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

retread

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noun

re·​tread ˈrē-ˌtred How to pronounce retread (audio)
1
: a retreaded tire
2
: something made or done again especially in slightly altered form : remake
3
a
: one (such as a retired person) who is recalled or retrained for work
b
: one (such as an athlete) who has previously held the same or a similar position

re-tread

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verb (2)

re-trod (ˌ)rē-ˈträd How to pronounce re-tread (audio) ; re-trodden (ˌ)rē-ˈträ-dᵊn How to pronounce re-tread (audio) or re-trod; re-treading

transitive verb

: to tread again

Example Sentences

Noun The show is just another TV sitcom retread.
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
The demonstrations retread familiar territory for Google, after thousands of workers signed a letter in 2018 condemning a Pentagon drone surveillance contract, Project Maven. WIRED, 11 Sep. 2022 Johnson's reticence to retread such unflattering ground was understandable, but what was far more striking was the ease with which the public, the MPs who'd resigned in fury and the candidates vying to replace him as leader abandoned the story too. Holly Thomas, CNN, 16 July 2022 Time and again, retread White coaches fail in one city and simply prance across to the next. Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Feb. 2022 Many genres of music have begun to retread past sounds and aesthetics. Britt Julious, chicagotribune.com, 26 Nov. 2021 The Chinese retread stars Bai Baihe, Adam Fan (aka Fan Chengcheng) and Cici Wang. Patrick Frater, Variety, 21 Nov. 2021 The Packers do not know if future Hall of Fame quarterback Aaron Rodgers will report, the Bears will either turn to rookie Justin Fields or retread Andy Dalton, while the Lions traded Matthew Stafford to the Rams for Jared Goff. Steve Silverman, Forbes, 13 May 2021 Furthermore, many arguments for repealing the $600 boost retread the old stereotype of a jobless worker on the government dole. CNN, 8 July 2020 When thinking about the above criteria, however, one not-so-scary show comes to mind as a fitting series to retread: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. James Charisma, Ars Technica, 25 May 2020
Noun
That functionality isn't available on the standard iPhone 14 and 14 Plus phones, but that's not to say that the user experience on those devices is just a retread of the iPhones that came before them. Brett Williams, Men's Health, 14 Sep. 2022 The implosion of the group’s California dream, seemingly the only thing keeping them going after such an inexplicable tragedy, introduces a new kind of movement to the show that keeps it from becoming too much of a Season 1 retread. Caroline Framke, Variety, 1 Aug. 2022 Season 2 felt like a retread of Season 1 with a villain that was much less frightening and mysterious. Erik Kain, Forbes, 7 July 2022 In many ways, Sunday’s event felt like a retread of the last debate to feature these five candidates, with criticism once again trained on Caruso, which in turn enabled him to receive extra debate time to respond and make his case. Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2022 The festival won’t be a retread of the 2020 program. Seth Colter Walls, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2022 So whereas the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max will scrap the notch for a polarizing ‘i-sore’ cutout and new A16 Bionic chipset, the iPhone 14 will be a minor retread of the iPhone 13 with both the same design, its 2021 A15 chip and no ProMotion. Gordon Kelly, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2022 This is a retread of her last Update appearance, which is a bit disappointing. Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 21 Jan. 2022 Sour sweetened the pop music scene, but at the end of 2021, she got eclipsed by Taylor Swift with Red (Taylor’s Version), which was exceptional—but also a retread of an album from 2012. Angela Watercutter, Wired, 20 Dec. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

Verb (1)

1904, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1914, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb (2)

1605, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of retread was in 1605
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