retune
verb
re·tune
(ˌ)rē-ˈtün 
-ˈtyün
retuned; retuning
: to tune (something) again or in a different way
retune an engine
especially
: to readjust (something) in musical pitch
a guitar/string that constantly needs to be retuned
She retuned the banjo to G major.
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Born in Boston, our Paz spent his early years in Bolivia, where his parents came from, retuning to Massachusetts as a child.
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Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 22 Dec. 2025
With the film’s relative modesty, Jarmusch is tuning up—while also retuning the world of cinema, its critics and its viewers, to his own distinctive note and preparing them for his higher harmonics to come.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
President Donald Trump has ended the program since retuning to office in January.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 3 Dec. 2025
Honda retuned the Type R’s adaptive shocks for the Prelude's increased track and undoubtedly greater weight.
—Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 5 Nov. 2025
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Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 22 Dec. 2025
With the film’s relative modesty, Jarmusch is tuning up—while also retuning the world of cinema, its critics and its viewers, to his own distinctive note and preparing them for his higher harmonics to come.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
President Donald Trump has ended the program since retuning to office in January.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 3 Dec. 2025
Honda retuned the Type R’s adaptive shocks for the Prelude's increased track and undoubtedly greater weight.
—Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 5 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for retune
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“Retune.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retune. Accessed 29 Dec. 2025.
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