RETOOLED Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

retooled

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past tense of retool

as in rejiggered

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In some neighborhoods, as many as one-fourth of housing options have been transformed into short-term rentals.

— Hannah Knowles, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
The elder Lewis eventually transformed the ranch into a commercial complex and started renting space to businesses.

— Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of transformed

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Electricity turned on the lights, revolutionized manufacturing, and upended our evolved biorhythms.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
This is the basic technology that revolutionized US oil a decade ago, and made the country by far the world’s top producer.

— Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026

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Vignali’s sentence was commuted by President Clinton on his last day in office; Becerra acknowledged calling the White House several times to discuss the possibility of Vignali’s release.

— Ben Wieder, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
Her attorneys have asked for her sentence to be commuted to life in prison without parole.

— Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of commuted

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Despite the fact that slavery had been abolished, it was transmuted into a different form, one that America continued to exploit to expand its wealth and industry.

— Leslie Pariseau, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2026
The regime transmuted its coercive force into political legitimacy through the spectacular destruction of dissident bodies, restoring reverence for the Eagle.

— Abdelrahman ElGendy, Time, 6 Oct. 2026

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