retool

verb

Definition of retoolnext
as in to rejigger

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Recent Examples of retool Purchasing facilities such as the Rosslyn plant can enable automakers to retool existing factories rather than build new ones from scratch. — ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026 That forced the filmmakers to retool much of the story, though Fogelson said that some of the material that was cut could be used in the sequel. — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 6 Aug. 2026 Despite overcoming early battery recalls to post record sales figures, GM retired the hatchback to retool its factory for electric trucks and sunset its aging battery platform. — New Atlas, 2 Aug. 2026 Ford will invest $500 million in its Windsor operations and $400 million to retool the Oakville Assembly complex. — Jamie L. Lareau, Freep.com, 20 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for retool
Recent Examples of Synonyms for retool
  1. rejigger
  2. transform
  3. exchange
  4. revolutionize
  5. commute
  6. transfigure
Verb
  • Bipartisan legislation under review in Congress has the potential to significantly rejigger global drug development — and the biggest beneficiaries may not be American.
    — Pavle Vukojevic, STAT, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Companies take time to rejigger their workflows and update their systems.
    — Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 29 June 2026
Definition of rejigger
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  • The role required Cruise to transform with prosthetics (including a fat suit and thinning white hair) and a put-on Southern accent, but, mostly, the absurdist satire demanded his full acting range.
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
  • There is a hard cap at both the league and team level, and the cap, which was introduced in 2005, has transformed the profit profile of owning a team, particularly in conjunction with the NHL’s revenue-sharing system.
    — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of transform
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  • During the journey, Choi exchanged text messages with her mother-in-law.
    — Chris Lau, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The gunman vanished into a home while exchanging shots with deputies, and he was later found in one of the bedrooms, officials said.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of exchange
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  • In 1884, Charles Parsons invented a machine that revolutionized the mass production of electricity.
    — Chang Che, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The truths in the Bible and the writings of Mary Baker Eddy revolutionized my life when the latter introduced me to the vital spiritual meaning of the former.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of revolutionize
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  • Another woman, Gaile Owens, was held in the same facility as Pike for those three years before her death sentence was ultimately commuted, but the two never had contact, court filings show.
    — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The region also earns an F for disconnected communities, with 21% of workers commuting 45 minutes or more, and the longest average commute among its peers at 30 minutes.
    — Brian O'Malley, Baltimore Sun, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of commute
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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
  • Altman is the defendant in the case brought by Musk, who’s claiming that OpenAI illegally betrayed the company’s non-profit founding by transfiguring into a for-profit company last year.
    — Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 7 May 2026
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“Retool.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retool. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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