Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for retooled
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In the 1950s, land reclamation transformed former swamplands and a typhoon shelter into today’s Victoria Park and Causeway Bay.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Feb. 2026 -
As automobile production transformed Detroit into one of the wealthiest industrial cities in the country, fortunes made in manufacturing financed the construction of grand estates throughout neighborhoods such as Palmer Woods and Boston-Edison.—
Brendel Clark,
Freep.com,
21 Feb. 2026
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The Loons and Austin exchanged goals off corner kicks in the opening 45 minutes.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
22 Feb. 2026
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The files also contain flirtatious emails exchanged between Wasserman and Maxwell in 2003.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
19 Feb. 2026
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Nutrition standards were improving, supermarkets were full of organic food, and American cuisine was being revolutionized.—
Annie Levin,
Washington Post,
10 Feb. 2026
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Below, see 13 Black TV shows that revolutionized television.—
Starr Rocque,
PEOPLE,
3 Feb. 2026
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He was initially sentenced to death, though the sentence was commuted to life imprisonment and he was later pardoned.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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After a petition from reality TV star Kim Kardashian, the president commuted her sentence during his first term.—
Sarah Davis,
The Hill,
13 Feb. 2026
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That chapter taught us that even our pain can be transmuted into power.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
30 Dec. 2025
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American narratives about racial prejudice, immigration, and injustice have been transmuted into the just-different-enough context of Catholic versus Protestant battle lines.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
27 Nov. 2025
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“Retooled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retooled. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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