retool
verb
re·tool
(ˌ)rē-ˈtül 
retooled; retooling; retools
: to make especially minor changes or improvements
retool for the future
Examples of retool in a Sentence
The factory has been retooled.
The company is retooling its sales strategies.
The company is retooling for the future.
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Big payouts at banks CEOs of three the nation’s biggest banks got rewarded for yearslong efforts to retool their companies and revive a stagnant stock price.
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Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
This offseason, though, could feature retooling beyond the uniforms as the team seeks to make the leap from perennial playoff presence to true championship contender.
—Anthony Bettin, CBS News, 27 May 2026
Since 2012 the company has been owned by the Squarcialupi family of chemical industrialists, which dragged it out of a composition with creditors’ procedures and retooled its business to encompass both third-party manufacturing of gold pieces and its namesake accessible jewelry brand.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 27 May 2026
The Smuggler’s Run ride in Anaheim recently got retooled to cross-promote the movie.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 26 May 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
This offseason, though, could feature retooling beyond the uniforms as the team seeks to make the leap from perennial playoff presence to true championship contender.
—Anthony Bettin, CBS News, 27 May 2026
Since 2012 the company has been owned by the Squarcialupi family of chemical industrialists, which dragged it out of a composition with creditors’ procedures and retooled its business to encompass both third-party manufacturing of gold pieces and its namesake accessible jewelry brand.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 27 May 2026
The Smuggler’s Run ride in Anaheim recently got retooled to cross-promote the movie.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 26 May 2026
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“Retool.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retool. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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retool
verb
re·tool
(ˈ)rē-ˈtül
1
: to equip again with new or different tools
retool a factory
2
: to make changes or improvements to
retool that idea
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