as in to rejigger
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Recent Examples of retool
What happens to Volkswagen workers here is a litmus test for Germany’s commitment to social values and its ability to retool for a leaner, more innovative future.
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Lenora Chu, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Jan. 2025
With President Donald Trump‘s 2024 gains in Orange County still fresh, Democrats are retooling their message to connect with voters who’ve slipped away.
—Hanna Kang, Orange County Register, 27 Jan. 2025
Priester had pitched briefly in the majors for the Pirates with poor results, but the Red Sox sent him to Worcester after the trade and retooled some of his arsenal.
—Jen McCaffrey, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
The deal, finalized just before the NBA trade deadline, also involves additional players and draft picks as both teams look to retool their rosters for the remainder of the season.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
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Lenora Chu, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Jan. 2025
With President Donald Trump‘s 2024 gains in Orange County still fresh, Democrats are retooling their message to connect with voters who’ve slipped away.
—Hanna Kang, Orange County Register, 27 Jan. 2025
Priester had pitched briefly in the majors for the Pirates with poor results, but the Red Sox sent him to Worcester after the trade and retooled some of his arsenal.
—Jen McCaffrey, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
The deal, finalized just before the NBA trade deadline, also involves additional players and draft picks as both teams look to retool their rosters for the remainder of the season.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retool
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Fresh off Musk deep-sixing a compromise bipartisan spending plan, a major test arrives as Trump rejiggers his posture on electric vehicles.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
21 Dec. 2024
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While many bemoan that American fashion shows lack the luster of yesteryear, Malena Belafonte is trying to rejigger the tried-and-true by blending runway looks, live music and circus-like spectacles.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
WWD,
18 Dec. 2024
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In 2017, Fort Worth ISD transformed five chronically underperforming campuses —Mitchell Boulevard, Como, John T. White, and Maude I. Logan elementary schools and Forest Oak Middle School — into leadership academies as part of a $5.5 million effort to boost academic performance at those schools.—
Silas Allen,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Feb. 2025
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The Pride Promenade will transform tiny Pride Plaza and unusually wide Normal Street into a large linear park spanning from University Avenue to Lincoln Street.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Feb. 2025
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During season five’s ballet party, Gina and Mosley exchanged a look that alluded to either an existing affair or a future one.—
Brian Davids,
The Hollywood Reporter,
26 Feb. 2025
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During a 2026 World Cup qualifier against Brazil in November 2023, Messi and Rodrygo exchanged insults.—
Felipe Cardenas,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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The company's founder, Sakichi Toyoda, revolutionized the textile industry with inventions that eased his mother's work on a manual loom.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
23 Feb. 2025
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The Trade Desk revolutionized the way digital ad campaigns are bought, executed, and measured.—
StockStory Team,
CNBC,
22 Feb. 2025
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That President Donald Trump commuted former Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s federal prison sentence for his corruption convictions during his first term, and then pardoned him recently, shows that the president readily supports corrupt politicians.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Feb. 2025
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A lot of the things that employees are supposed to do, commuting, weekly meetings, punching in and punching out, were exposed as unnecessary during COVID.—
Dan Vergano,
Scientific American,
12 Feb. 2025
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The claim seems more aspirational than accurate, maybe even defensive—the altar boy claiming his right to the transfiguring blaze.—
Christian Wiman,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Aug. 2024
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But yes, little Johnny, human beings really did once get down on their knees every afternoon beside a mail slot, waiting for some transfiguring love or luck to slide through.—
Christian Wiman,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Aug. 2024
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“Retool.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retool. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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