retune
verb
re·tune
(ˌ)rē-ˈtün 
-ˈtyün
retuned; retuning
: to tune (something) again or in a different way
retune an engine
especially
: to readjust (something) in musical pitch
a guitar/string that constantly needs to be retuned
She retuned the banjo to G major.
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The Royal House of the Netherlands said the King was retuning home after PVV's resignation, but noted that the Queen would remain in the Czech Republic for the second day of the visit as planned.
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Greta Bjornson, People.com, 4 June 2025
Supporters in Rosario were absolutely delighted to hear the news this week, as the club announced that its biggest ever export would be retuning home to play in the Argentinian league.
—Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
The great organ's 8,000 pipes, which were covered in toxic dust after the fire and have been disassembled, cleaned and retuned, will also play a psalm as the doors re-open.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
But Whitmer routinely attacked him, calling him a bully, while Trump made a habit of retuning the insults.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 8 May 2025
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Greta Bjornson, People.com, 4 June 2025
Supporters in Rosario were absolutely delighted to hear the news this week, as the club announced that its biggest ever export would be retuning home to play in the Argentinian league.
—Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
The great organ's 8,000 pipes, which were covered in toxic dust after the fire and have been disassembled, cleaned and retuned, will also play a psalm as the doors re-open.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
But Whitmer routinely attacked him, calling him a bully, while Trump made a habit of retuning the insults.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 8 May 2025
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“Retune.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retune. Accessed 28 Jul. 2025.
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