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.
Recent Examples on the Web
The follow-up was initially commissioned as a television series for Disney+ but it was retooled into a feature film after executives were reportedly impressed by the footage.
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Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024
Countries must retool their institutions and markets from top to bottom.
—Siobhán O'Grady, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2024
Automated Decision Workflows Manufacturing is rapidly retooling its digital infrastructure to support more agile product development, sourcing and reporting activities, accelerated by changing customer demands, regulations and supply shortages.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Defensive reinforcements come to town The Panthers had a clear plan for retooling their defense in the wake of losing Burns, Frankie Luvu and Yetur Gross-Matos during the first week of free agency.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2024
In 1956, Young and his associates created short films about sea life for the Florida park Marineland that were retooled for a feature, Secrets of the Reef.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Feb. 2024
The San Diego Wave have signed their young stars to contract extensions and retooled their roster with hope of winning a second consecutive NWSL Shield.
—Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2024
The proposal has been retooled since last year, when similar legislation passed in the Senate before dying in the House amid an uproar from residents in Miami Beach and several other coastal communities.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2024
The premise of the toy is that Takara Tomy have retooled the original 1985 Optimus Prime toy to include modern articulation and an array of other gimmicks.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024
Countries must retool their institutions and markets from top to bottom.
—Siobhán O'Grady, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2024
Automated Decision Workflows Manufacturing is rapidly retooling its digital infrastructure to support more agile product development, sourcing and reporting activities, accelerated by changing customer demands, regulations and supply shortages.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Defensive reinforcements come to town The Panthers had a clear plan for retooling their defense in the wake of losing Burns, Frankie Luvu and Yetur Gross-Matos during the first week of free agency.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2024
In 1956, Young and his associates created short films about sea life for the Florida park Marineland that were retooled for a feature, Secrets of the Reef.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Feb. 2024
The San Diego Wave have signed their young stars to contract extensions and retooled their roster with hope of winning a second consecutive NWSL Shield.
—Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2024
The proposal has been retooled since last year, when similar legislation passed in the Senate before dying in the House amid an uproar from residents in Miami Beach and several other coastal communities.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2024
The premise of the toy is that Takara Tomy have retooled the original 1985 Optimus Prime toy to include modern articulation and an array of other gimmicks.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
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“Retool.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retool. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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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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