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Discover LudwigThe phrase "are repurposed" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the process of taking something and adapting it for a different use or purpose.
Example: "Old shipping containers are repurposed into stylish homes and offices."
Alternatives: "are reused" or "are transformed".
Dictionary
are repurposed
verb
To reuse for a different purpose, on a long-term basis, without alteration.
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Old tires are repurposed as hinges for the barn door.
Some of the houseboats around here are repurposed lifeboats.
The storage bins are repurposed from ammunition containers.
Some migrant boats are repurposed wooden fishing boats.
Most of its smartphone apps are repurposed versions of its old books.
From there, "85 to 90% of the phones are repurposed and reused.
The worn benches of babouchiers, makers of traditional Moroccan slippers, are repurposed as night tables in some guest rooms.
It is not the payphones proper that are repurposed (rather, they are uprooted) but the holes that lead to them.
"It's made up of old tires that are repurposed, and it's a layer that's poured here on site and then solidifies.
Given the amount of red tape involved, it could be years before the phone kiosks are repurposed, if the idea is approved.
All the furnishings are repurposed, including the bar's giant mirrors -- actually windows salvaged from the East German-era Palast der Republik, now demolished.
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