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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In addition to bolstering the bullpen, Dave Dombrowski must retool the roster in an effort to avoid trotting out a very similar roster to the previous two seasons that have finished as disappointments.
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Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
Norvell, who is the University of Central Arkansas' all-time receptions leader and a former assistant with the Bears, took a pay cut and retooled his staff after last year's 2-10 debacle, adding Gus Malzahn as offensive coordinator and Tony White as defensive coordinator.
—Arkansas Online, 24 Nov. 2025
The network seems to have taken the 15-year-old, 23-hour audiobook and retooled it into a multipart podcast series, with the new additions coming from Earhardt.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2025
Gambino was revealed a few years ago but has been totally retooled with director Woo, star Cage, seller WME and new producers and financiers.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 13 Nov. 2025
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Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
Norvell, who is the University of Central Arkansas' all-time receptions leader and a former assistant with the Bears, took a pay cut and retooled his staff after last year's 2-10 debacle, adding Gus Malzahn as offensive coordinator and Tony White as defensive coordinator.
—Arkansas Online, 24 Nov. 2025
The network seems to have taken the 15-year-old, 23-hour audiobook and retooled it into a multipart podcast series, with the new additions coming from Earhardt.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2025
Gambino was revealed a few years ago but has been totally retooled with director Woo, star Cage, seller WME and new producers and financiers.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 13 Nov. 2025
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“Retool.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retool. Accessed 29 Nov. 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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