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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Working with bandmate Ross, as well as a strong cast of remixers including tour collaborator Boys Noize, Reznor retools the film score into a stylish and confident, if occasionally tedious, album of aggressive dance music that stands on its own.
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Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 7 Mar. 2026
One of the projects, Ono Ghost Market, which was originally developed as a streaming series before being retooled as a feature film, will draw inspiration from Asian myths about supernatural marketplaces.
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The next 12 weeks of the runoff will show whether Roy can retool his campaign and devote more attention to Texas after spending much of the primary in Washington.
—Philip Jankowski
austin Bureau, Dallas Morning News, 4 Mar. 2026
Not amend it, not retool it, not further twist it and contort it, but repeal it.
—Sean Camacho, Denver Post, 4 Mar. 2026
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Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 7 Mar. 2026
One of the projects, Ono Ghost Market, which was originally developed as a streaming series before being retooled as a feature film, will draw inspiration from Asian myths about supernatural marketplaces.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Mar. 2026
The next 12 weeks of the runoff will show whether Roy can retool his campaign and devote more attention to Texas after spending much of the primary in Washington.
—Philip Jankowski
austin Bureau, Dallas Morning News, 4 Mar. 2026
Not amend it, not retool it, not further twist it and contort it, but repeal it.
—Sean Camacho, Denver Post, 4 Mar. 2026
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“Retool.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retool. Accessed 10 Mar. 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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