retooling

present participle of retool

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for retooling
Verb
  • After connecting online and exchanging messages, the two met in person during New York Fashion Week last September.
    Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The Bengals' social media team shared a video on X of Rodgers and Flacco exchanging a handshake and niceties after the game.
    Anne Erickson, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The e-note is now home to pogo pins for effortless attachment and connectivity to a keyboard cover, transforming the device into a 2-in-1 ePaper workstation.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Instead of concealing them, Ban’s shutters filter light and create privacy—transforming utilitarian design into art.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • San Mateo County officials are questioning whether Millbrae Police Chief Eamonn Allen is living inside the city’s police station during the week and regularly commuting home to Idaho, according to a report from ABC 7.
    Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Popular among celebrities and our writers alike, Longchamp tote bags are a reliable (and stylish) option to reach for when commuting to work, running errands, or embarking on a weekend trip.
    Averi Baudler, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The rivalry between the Dallas Mavericks and San Antonio Spurs captured NBA fans’ attentions in the 2000s with both team led by superstars, one an American phenom who starred in the ACC in college and the other a European wunderkind revolutionizing the game.
    Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Last year, Clark joined The ANNIKA pro-am after revolutionizing women's sports worldwide with her historic performances in both college basketball and the WNBA.
    Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In the business classic Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds, Charles Mackay examined the psychology of crowd behavior and mass hysteria throughout history, from the Dutch Tulip Mania of the 1630s to humanity’s historical obsession with transmuting base metals into gold.
    Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The Arriscan can scan up to five frames per second, transmuting film into digital form.
    Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Retooling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retooling. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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