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a process of reusing an old building or site for a purpose other than which it was originally built for
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The historic building underwent adaptive reuse to convert it into a modern office space.
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They're planning on doing some adaptive reuse to turn that old warehouse into a cool new restaurant.
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I heard they're gonna do some adaptive reuse on that abandoned factory and make it into a hipster hangout.
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Sometimes in life, we need to practice adaptive reuse of our skills to find new opportunities.