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Recent Examples of retool
Enduring the longest cold spell of his career, Betts was forced to retool.
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Jack Vita, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026
Automakers must design, test and validate parts and then entire cars, negotiate new contracts with suppliers, negotiate with unions over jobs and work conditions, retool factories and more before a new design is ready to build.
—Sean Tucker, AJC.com, 27 Feb. 2026
The following day, Bird, acquired as part of an effort to retool the Bombers’ bullpen, was demoted to Triple-A.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2026
The decision to halt production of the Escape, and its luxury cousin the Lincoln Corsair, also built at Louisville Assembly, was so that Ford could spend $2 billion to retool the plant to build a future lineup of affordable electric vehicles, the first one — a midsize pickup — to launch next year.
—Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
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Jack Vita, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026
Automakers must design, test and validate parts and then entire cars, negotiate new contracts with suppliers, negotiate with unions over jobs and work conditions, retool factories and more before a new design is ready to build.
—Sean Tucker, AJC.com, 27 Feb. 2026
The following day, Bird, acquired as part of an effort to retool the Bombers’ bullpen, was demoted to Triple-A.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2026
The decision to halt production of the Escape, and its luxury cousin the Lincoln Corsair, also built at Louisville Assembly, was so that Ford could spend $2 billion to retool the plant to build a future lineup of affordable electric vehicles, the first one — a midsize pickup — to launch next year.
—Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retool
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Since taking office, Kennedy has attempted to dramatically rejigger America’s vaccine system.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
24 Mar. 2026
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Instead the agency will rejigger its planned Artemis III mission to test in-orbit capabilities such as using the astronauts’ space suits in microgravity and rendezvousing with at least one of the spacecraft that NASA hopes to use as a lunar lander.—
Claire Cameron,
Scientific American,
27 Feb. 2026
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Rooster's Coop has transformed into a museum of hockey history.—
John Lauritsen,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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However, contrary to popular belief—which may well have arisen from Germany’s desire to distance itself from its Nazi past after the Second World War—carnival ultimately helped the Nazi party transform society in its own image.—
Tim Brinkhof,
JSTOR Daily,
1 Apr. 2026
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According to investigators, Ghazali was also armed with a rifle and killed himself after exchanging gunfire with the synagogue's security guards.—
Jonah Kaplan,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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His truck went around 200 feet down a hallway of the building, and Ghazali exchanged gunfire with Temple Israel security before he is seen lighting the fireworks.—
Phil Helsel,
NBC news,
30 Mar. 2026
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The process of designing and engineering cars has been finely honed by automakers over the decades, even as computer technology has revolutionized the industry and safety standards and requirements strengthened.—
Eileen Falkenberg-Hull,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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Apple would go on to revolutionize the tech industry, creating innovative, intuitive and beautiful gadgets billions of people would buy again and again.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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Affordable yet reliable, the JBL Vibe Beam wireless earbuds are terrific for listening to your favorite tunes while commuting, hiking, exercising or at the beach.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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He was known as a family man who commuted to work in Manhattan as an architect.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
27 Mar. 2026
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Bent on experiencing a radical depth of intimacy with God, Ann leads her disciples in extended, highly expressive sessions of musical worship: again and again, the Shakers close their eyes, hurl their arms heavenward, and transfigure their ecstasy into song.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
9 Jan. 2026
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And as our correspondence has moved largely online – transfiguring into WhatsApp messages, video calls, or just an exchange of memes – our communication and language have changed accordingly.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
30 Dec. 2025
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“Retool.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retool. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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