Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for retooled
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Lamar Bathhouse was turned into an emporium and gift shop, while Hale Bathhouse was transformed into the nine-room Hotel Hale, complete with Eden Restaurant and tubs that fill with the park’s spring water.—
Caroline Rogers,
Southern Living,
2 Sep. 2025 -
Cioffi saw its potential and transformed it into arguably one of Tuscany's most serene hotels, overlooking the one-of-a-kind Val d'Orcia—a UNESCO World Heritage Site that feels too beautiful to be real.—
Jenn Rice,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Blue Moon, written by Robert Kaplow (2008's Me and Orson Welles) was inspired by the real letters Larry and Elizabeth exchanged, as a title card in the movie states.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The Scream star bent down to share an embrace with the rock icon and exchanged some words.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Sep. 2025
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That included AlphaFold, an AI program that can predict protein structures and revolutionized biotech.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Joseph Eichler was a visionary real estate developer of the mid-20th century who revolutionized suburban housing by building over 11,000 affordable — yet architecturally distinctive —modernist homes across California.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Young served 11 years for a low-level drug offense before the president commuted his sentence in 2021.—
Zoë Haylock,
Vulture,
29 Aug. 2025
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The two commuted into the heart of the city by boat, which inspired their Italian Riviera-esque summer looks.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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All would be transmuted, lightly, into fiction.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
3 Sep. 2025
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Nuclear reactors, where heavy elements were transmuted into lighter ones, released antineutrinos that could be absorbed by atomic nuclei outside of the reactor, leading to their discovery.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Retooled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retooled. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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