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Recent Examples of retool
Fuqua had to retool the movie to be more about Michael's tense relationship with his father, Joe Jackson, amid his growing solo career.
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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
Boise State will continue to be active in the transfer portal, having to retool after losing all five starters, three of whom entered the portal themselves.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 7 Apr. 2026
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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
Boise State will continue to be active in the transfer portal, having to retool after losing all five starters, three of whom entered the portal themselves.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 7 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retool
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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
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The taxpayer, ultimately, continues to foot the bill for a stadium that cost £486m to build and then £272m for it to be transformed into a football ground.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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India’s wedding industry has transformed drastically the past decade, fueled by Bollywood opulence, celebrity culture and social media spectacle.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
21 May 2026
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Car parts that have been altered or exchanged Cars that feature aftermarket components or enhancements that alter their function may void their warranty.—
Kate Tully Ellsworth,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
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The headline feature is the introduction of default end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for messages exchanged between iPhones and Android phones for the first time.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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But the companies are now looking increasingly to expand the market for weight-loss drugs that have revolutionized the pharmaceutical space in recent years.—
Elsa Ohlen,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
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Some showstopping pieces were sold at Vivienne Westwood’s London shop Seditionaries, which revolutionized a rough-and-ready pop-culture style that still resonates to this day.—
Siran Babayan,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
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Colorado Democrats and election officials from across the political spectrum have told Polis that commuting Peters' sentence would amount to a capitulation to Trump.—
Bente Birkeland,
NPR,
15 May 2026
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The end goal is to make aerial commuting a day-to-day reality for ordinary people, saving them from endless traffic jams and train delays.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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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 25 May. 2026.
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