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Recent Examples of retrain
These small acts retrain your brain toward positivity and resilience.
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Dr. Daniel Amen, Time, 26 Nov. 2025
Any ideas for how to retrain my brain after a lifetime of this habit?
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 28 Oct. 2025
This can help retrain your brain to look forward to these things versus sugar.
—Jamie Johnson, Verywell Health, 10 Oct. 2025
To retrain focus, Bovee also suggested distraction-free spaces, analog activities like journaling or reading print books, and contemplative practices like meditation.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
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Dr. Daniel Amen, Time, 26 Nov. 2025
Any ideas for how to retrain my brain after a lifetime of this habit?
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 28 Oct. 2025
This can help retrain your brain to look forward to these things versus sugar.
—Jamie Johnson, Verywell Health, 10 Oct. 2025
To retrain focus, Bovee also suggested distraction-free spaces, analog activities like journaling or reading print books, and contemplative practices like meditation.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retrain
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Keep a pulse on: Social media sentiment Customer feedback Employee reactions Be prepared to refine your messaging, reeducate or even adjust course if backlash threatens brand trust.—
Jim Heininger,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Researchers with the Yale Humanitarian Lab have identified a systematic campaign by Russia to abduct and reeducate Ukrainian children as Russian citizens and future soldiers.—
Laura Kelly,
The Hill,
21 May 2025
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Teachers will be supplied with slide decks and lesson materials by the district while following a three-part framework: first teach; demonstration of learning; and reteach and challenge.—
Lina Ruiz,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Aug. 2025
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But every so often, an opportunity emerges to reteach some basics.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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Amazon initiated a big round of job cuts in October, removing 14,000 corporate roles and gutting its video games division.—
Spencer Soper,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
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Council member Elizabeth Beck initiated the motion to approve.—
Emily Holshouser,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Jan. 2026
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Because in the end, the role of the CFO is to inform the decision.—
Melissa Houston,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Tobay Robles' lawyers informed the court on Friday that his client had not received a bond hearing and was still in immigration custody.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Take the time, then, to calculate your costs with precision and familiarize yourself with the product's timely pros and cons to ensure maximum borrowing success.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2026
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The job, Nguyen said, familiarized him with the inner workings of restaurants and their safety regulations.—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Retrain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retrain. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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