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Recent Examples of retool
Fuqua was forced to retool the movie to center on the relationship between Michael Jackson and his controlling father, Joe Jackson, played by Colman Domingo.
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Jack Dunn, Variety, 25 Apr. 2026
Fuqua had to retool the movie to be more about Michael's tense relationship with his father, Joe Jackson, amid his growing solo career.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
Europe’s largest automaker will take a charge equal to 60% to 75% of its original $800 million investment to retool the Tennessee factory that makes the model, a company representative said by phone Thursday, confirming analyst notes following a pre-earnings call.
—Monica Raymunt, Bloomberg, 16 Apr. 2026
Instead, Perry will try to retool an aging and expensive roster that is projected to be $20 million over the luxury tax and $3 million over the second salary apron.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 15 Apr. 2026
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Jack Dunn, Variety, 25 Apr. 2026
Fuqua had to retool the movie to be more about Michael's tense relationship with his father, Joe Jackson, amid his growing solo career.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
Europe’s largest automaker will take a charge equal to 60% to 75% of its original $800 million investment to retool the Tennessee factory that makes the model, a company representative said by phone Thursday, confirming analyst notes following a pre-earnings call.
—Monica Raymunt, Bloomberg, 16 Apr. 2026
Instead, Perry will try to retool an aging and expensive roster that is projected to be $20 million over the luxury tax and $3 million over the second salary apron.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 15 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retool
Verb
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States now have a freer hand to rejigger boundaries of voting districts at all levels of government.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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The movie then had to push its release date and do reshoots to rejigger the story.—
Kirsten Chuba,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Apr. 2026
Verb
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As the area behind Anfield’s Main Stand was transformed into a shrine with thousands of tributes, behind the scenes, sporting director Richard Hughes and Slot spearheaded the club’s response.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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Architect Robert Morris-Nunn and his firm Circa retained much of the original factory’s bones, reportedly replacing only four beams, while transforming the site into an upscale art boutique hotel within one of Australia’s most significant heritage buildings.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 May 2026
Verb
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Despite the current ceasefire starting a month and a half ago, Israel and Hezbollah have been exchanging attacks during that time.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
26 May 2026
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There is a whiff of anxiety in the letters that Major Henry Gladwin, in charge of the fort, exchanged with General Jeffrey Amherst, his commander, about this execution.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
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As mayor, Giuliani revolutionized public safety through quality-of-life policing and the CompStat process, which was developed by Police Commissioner Bill Bratton and his deputy Jack Maple, and pioneered data tracking that allowed police to be more proactive.—
John Avlon,
The Atlantic,
25 May 2026
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Founded in 2002 in El Segundo, SpaceX has revolutionized the aerospace industry by developing the reusable Falcon 9 rocket that has radically lowered launch costs.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2026
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Carbajal locked his doors, screened customers and monitored ICE alerts during commuting hours.—
Jack O'Connor,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
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Why was there so little concern expressed about his decision to commute the sentences for violent and repeat offenders?—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
23 May 2026
Verb
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But the filmmaker’s imagination transfigures personal history into something not of this world, wholly original, and uniquely demented.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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Thus the god of the clan, the totemic principle, can be none other than the clan itself, but the clan transfigured and imagined.—
Glenn Adamson,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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“Retool.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retool. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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