RETOOLED Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

retooled

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past tense of retool

as in rejiggered

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One space with particular significance is the former foyer, which has since been transformed into a creative art sanctuary of sorts.

— Mekita Rivas, Architectural Digest, 25 Sep. 2026
The golden era of global expansion that transformed H and M from a Swedish retailer into a global empire occurred under his leadership.

— , CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026

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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

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Pavese appealed for clemency, and his sister even wrote directly to Mussolini; his sentence was commuted after less than eight months.

— Max Norman, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
For example, Jason Galanis, who pled guilty to defrauding the Oglala Sioux Nation, had paid just over $2 million of his $80 million restitution before his sentence was commuted and the restitution erased in 2025.

— Caren Morrison, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of commuted

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This is a lot about self-control transmuted into wellness as the outlet.

— Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 18 July 2026
But the fields that sloped toward the turquoise sea weren’t about to be cultivated with the vines of Merlot grapes or Regona cider apple trees or even acorns to be transmuted into jamón Ibérico.

— Tamar Adler, Vogue, 3 June 2026

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