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Recent Examples of retool
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.
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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
The Rangers did retain Robert Garcia, Jacob Latz and Chris Martin, their next three highest in terms of innings pitched, and added Tyler Alexander, Carter Baumler and Jakob Junis in an effort to retool the bullpen.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2026
The next 12 weeks of the runoff will show whether Roy can retool his campaign and devote more attention to Texas after spending much of the primary in Washington.
—Philip Jankowski
austin Bureau, Dallas Morning News, 4 Mar. 2026
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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
The Rangers did retain Robert Garcia, Jacob Latz and Chris Martin, their next three highest in terms of innings pitched, and added Tyler Alexander, Carter Baumler and Jakob Junis in an effort to retool the bullpen.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2026
The next 12 weeks of the runoff will show whether Roy can retool his campaign and devote more attention to Texas after spending much of the primary in Washington.
—Philip Jankowski
austin Bureau, Dallas Morning News, 4 Mar. 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 previous two artists to take over the pavilion, Simone Leigh (2022) and Jeffrey Gibson (2024), sought to radically transform the Palladian structure in the center of the Giardini, built in 1930.—
Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
6 May 2026
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Minab has been transformed into a landscape of collective grief, where the rhythm of daily life now includes frequent visits to the cemetery, where small graves are arranged in neat rows, just steps apart, mimicking the order of a school assembly.—
Zohreh Saberi,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
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Chan said that while user data can be exchanged among the various experiments within the Woven City’s walls, it’s not being sold.—
TIm Stevens,
ArsTechnica,
4 May 2026
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Secondary-market tickets are not valid for credit/refund or exchange through the Colorado Rockies.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
4 May 2026
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In 1987, the company established a deal with the Mul family to grow and sell flowers exclusively for them — the first time a luxury brand partnered directly with Grasse farmers, helping to revolutionize the industry.—
Cecilia Vega,
CBS News,
3 May 2026
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On September 15th, 1916, land warfare was forever revolutionized with the first operational appearance of the tank.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
1 May 2026
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This initiative would help offset the cost of commuting to and from work.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
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That sentence was later commuted to 27 years, and then by a sixth in a Myanmar New Year amnesty on April 17 that freed her ally and co-defendant Win Myint, the former president.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
1 May 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 11 May. 2026.
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