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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Along with starters Charlie Morton and Zach Eflin, the Orioles have plenty of rental players at their disposal to trade off and retool for next season.
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Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
Over the past year the company has set up a relaunch strategy aimed at tapping into nostalgia for pre-Millennium sportswear and retooling the brand’s ethos for today’s increasing crossover between the worlds of sports and fashion.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 9 July 2025
If Waddell gets a good (but not necessarily Marner) winger, retools the defense and the goaltending situation, this team makes the playoffs but is one or two years away from being a serious contender.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 17 June 2025
When the series was retooled for its ninth season, which focused on a new batch of interns, Faison and John C. McGinley were the only two cast members to remain on the series as regulars.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 10 July 2025
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Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
Over the past year the company has set up a relaunch strategy aimed at tapping into nostalgia for pre-Millennium sportswear and retooling the brand’s ethos for today’s increasing crossover between the worlds of sports and fashion.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 9 July 2025
If Waddell gets a good (but not necessarily Marner) winger, retools the defense and the goaltending situation, this team makes the playoffs but is one or two years away from being a serious contender.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 17 June 2025
When the series was retooled for its ninth season, which focused on a new batch of interns, Faison and John C. McGinley were the only two cast members to remain on the series as regulars.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 10 July 2025
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“Retool.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retool. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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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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