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
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.
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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
Details This north-south gap is part of a somewhat recent trend that’s taken a sharp turn since the coronavirus retooled job markets.
—Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 2 Feb. 2024
The company must first build the battery factory and retool the old plant for production of a new pickup truck.
—Jeanne Whalen, Washington Post, 3 Dec. 2023
During the disruption of the past four years, effective leaders retooled their organizations to adopt new talent strategies and create places people want to be.
—John M. Bremen, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
In Year 2 of the Ryan Walters regime, Purdue's staff has been hard at work retooling the Boilermakers' roster.
—Matthew Glenesk, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Jan. 2024
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
Details This north-south gap is part of a somewhat recent trend that’s taken a sharp turn since the coronavirus retooled job markets.
—Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 2 Feb. 2024
The company must first build the battery factory and retool the old plant for production of a new pickup truck.
—Jeanne Whalen, Washington Post, 3 Dec. 2023
During the disruption of the past four years, effective leaders retooled their organizations to adopt new talent strategies and create places people want to be.
—John M. Bremen, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
In Year 2 of the Ryan Walters regime, Purdue's staff has been hard at work retooling the Boilermakers' roster.
—Matthew Glenesk, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Jan. 2024
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“Retool.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retool. Accessed 23 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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