Thesaurus results for RETRAIN

retrain

verb

Definition of retrain

as in to reeducate

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Recent Examples of retrain This is why an open day at the school on July 26 ahead of its September launch will welcome anybody from the film industry — including non-actors who may be looking to retrain. — Alex Ritman, Variety, 17 July 2026 Reportedly, the royal household is struggling to recruit and retrain staff, which is partly why the king made the decision. — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 15 July 2026 To manage this change, the military is launching a transition program designed to retrain existing weapons and combat systems specialists to become fully qualified pilots for the B-21 fleet. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026 Tiny forward-looking questions retrain the brain faster than forced positivity ever will. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for retrain

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So Lancer Skincare was born by reeducating or the desire to reeducate the consuming public.

— Rachel Burchfield, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
The pace of killings slackened, with cadres told to reeducate rather than exterminate those who’d strayed.

— Matthew Campbell, Bloomberg, 22 May 2026

Definition of reeducate

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This trend of inadequate math preparation among first-year university students, UC faculty said in their letter, results in instructors having to reteach middle school math while the level of course content drops below what’s needed for advanced STEM work.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 11 June 2026
But every so often, an opportunity emerges to reteach some basics.

— Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025

Definition of reteach

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The Hollingsworths are pulled closer together once they’re informed by Nia (Antoinette Crowe-Legacy), a detective with Homeland Security — hey, there’s one more square for your federal agency bingo card!

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2026

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While waiting for the prisoners to emerge out of the federal courthouse elevators, attorneys were seen searching online to quickly familiarize themselves with the case, which has already led to four convictions in May.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026
The meetings are intended to familiarize investors with PIF and its portfolio, laying the groundwork for future debt or equity fundraising from global investors, the people said.

— Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2026

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