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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The New York Mets are retooling their roster this winter in what is expected to be a very busy offseason for them.
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Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
Lately, credit card issuers have been busy retooling their premium credit cards with valuable new benefits (and increased annual fees).
—Sarah Hostetler, CNBC, 3 Dec. 2025
At the other end of the 20th century was an effort to retool the position into a fully partisan role.
—Sorelle Wyckoff Gaynor, The Conversation, 1 Dec. 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
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Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
Lately, credit card issuers have been busy retooling their premium credit cards with valuable new benefits (and increased annual fees).
—Sarah Hostetler, CNBC, 3 Dec. 2025
At the other end of the 20th century was an effort to retool the position into a fully partisan role.
—Sorelle Wyckoff Gaynor, The Conversation, 1 Dec. 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
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“Retool.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retool. Accessed 9 Dec. 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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