retrain
verb
re·train
(ˌ)rē-ˈtrān 
retrained; retraining; retrains
: to train again or anew
: to become trained again
Examples of retrain in a Sentence
The organization retrains people who have lost their jobs.
He is retraining for another job.
He retrained as a mechanic.
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The new entity will retrain TikTok’s algorithm on US user data and Oracle will oversee storage of Americans’ data, as White House officials previously said.
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Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 18 Dec. 2025
That’s because the companies don’t have to fully retrain an AI model to fix a vulnerability.
—Peter Hall, Quanta Magazine, 10 Dec. 2025
Trustees have already agreed to cut nearly $33 million from the district’s budget over a period of three years to maintain fiscal solvency and retrain local control.
—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2025
If robots can reliably manipulate objects without being retrained for each new situation, they can actually be used in tasks like helping around the home to clean, tidy, and perhaps even cook.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 29 Nov. 2025
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Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 18 Dec. 2025
That’s because the companies don’t have to fully retrain an AI model to fix a vulnerability.
—Peter Hall, Quanta Magazine, 10 Dec. 2025
Trustees have already agreed to cut nearly $33 million from the district’s budget over a period of three years to maintain fiscal solvency and retrain local control.
—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2025
If robots can reliably manipulate objects without being retrained for each new situation, they can actually be used in tasks like helping around the home to clean, tidy, and perhaps even cook.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 29 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for retrain
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“Retrain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retrain. Accessed 22 Dec. 2025.
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