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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Muse led the Penguins to a surprise postseason appearance after Pittsburgh was thought to be in retooling mode and expected to place in the bottom tier of the league.
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Eric Stephens, New York Times, 3 June 2026
Most recently, late neoliberalism revived a central aspect of 1970s pluralism, retooled as representative diversity—once again under the pressure of political activism, which reckoned with decades of racially exclusionary collecting, exhibiting, and hiring practices at art institutions.
—Katy Siegel, Artforum, 2 June 2026
It was subsequently retooled into The Conners, which carried on without its former namesake.
—Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 2 June 2026
While Brown is a significant loss, the Eagles have spent the offseason preparing for his inevitable departure and retooled the receiver room.
—Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 1 June 2026
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Eric Stephens, New York Times, 3 June 2026
Most recently, late neoliberalism revived a central aspect of 1970s pluralism, retooled as representative diversity—once again under the pressure of political activism, which reckoned with decades of racially exclusionary collecting, exhibiting, and hiring practices at art institutions.
—Katy Siegel, Artforum, 2 June 2026
It was subsequently retooled into The Conners, which carried on without its former namesake.
—Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 2 June 2026
While Brown is a significant loss, the Eagles have spent the offseason preparing for his inevitable departure and retooled the receiver room.
—Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 1 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for retool
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“Retool.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retool. Accessed 8 Jun. 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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