Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for retooled
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Other advocates, including some from Chicago’s Northwest Side, have worried that broadly legalizing medium-sized developments could lead to existing affordable housing being transformed into more expensive units.—
Jeremy Gorner,
Chicago Tribune,
30 May 2026 -
Ousmane Dembele has been transformed from a talented but unreliable and injury-prone winger into a Ballon d’Or-winning striker.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
30 May 2026
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Counter-protesters showed up toward the end and shouted toward the Hernandez supporters and the two sides exchanged some words before dispersing.—
Marisa Ingemi,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
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It’s swathed in treasured family recipes passed down through generations, amusing stories and anecdotes exchanged at holiday dinners and events, and daily conversations at random places with random people.—
Catharine Kaufman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2026
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Newell, who revolutionized the PC gaming industry by launching Steam, cofounding Valve Corporation, and creating hits like Half-Life, has become a serious player in the yacht industry, establishing Inkfish in 2021 and acquiring Dutch yard Oceanco in 2025.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
1 June 2026
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Lev Ivanovich Yashin revolutionized goalkeeping during the 1960s with his quick reflexes and willingness to come off his line.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
28 May 2026
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He was originally sentenced in 2023 to eight years in prison, but the sentence was commuted to one year by the king, and he was granted permission on medical grounds to serve it from a suite in Bangkok’s Police Hospital.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 June 2026
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Using the pardon power afforded him under the Constitution, President Eisenhower commuted the defendant-petitioner’s sentence from death to life imprisonment, subject to the condition that the defendant would not be eligible for parole.—
Robert Radick,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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In Saar’s world, items have always held their own energy, and in her hands that energy is transmuted into something wholly unique.—
Julissa James,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 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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“Retooled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retooled. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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