Thesaurus results for RETRAIN

retrain

verb

Definition of retrain

as in to reeducate

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Recent Examples of retrain According to Liu, the logistics provider had signed contracts with about 120 schools in China to retrain its army of couriers for new work such as repairing and maintaining robots. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 24 June 2026 Colorado law currently requires officers to take such training one time prior to being employed but does not require them to retrain. — Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 9 June 2026 Instead, the company will retrain its employees via some 80 centers across China. — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 29 May 2026 If synthetic data hurts performance, engineers can correct, retrain or replace the system. — Ambuj Tewari, The Conversation, 27 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for retrain

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The pace of killings slackened, with cadres told to reeducate rather than exterminate those who’d strayed.

— Matthew Campbell, Bloomberg, 22 May 2026
The Mending of Broken Bones is Lockhart’s fourth book aimed at reeducating the public about mathematics.

— Dan Rockmore, The New York Review of Books, 19 Mar. 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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Massachusetts voters rejected income tax eliminations in 2002 and 2008 that were initiated by citizens, not lawmakers.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
The Biden administration viewed cryptocurrency as an avenue for fraud and destabilizing traditional finance, and initiated enforcement actions against exchanges and coins.

— Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

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That gives local supervisors of elections time to prepare voters, and voters time to familiarize themselves with new districts and candidates.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 18 July 2026
Officials also advise travelers to carefully check their luggage for firearms or loose ammunition before departing for Saint Lucia and to familiarize themselves with local laws and customs before arriving.

— Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2026

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