retrain

verb

Definition of retrainnext
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for retrain
  1. reeducate
  2. reteach
  3. initiate
  4. inform
  5. familiarize
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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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  • Then, 36 hours before the eggs are retrieved, the patient takes trigger medication such as Lupron, Ovidrel, Novarel or Pregnyl to initiate final egg maturation.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The isotope is used to initiate nuclear reactor startup and analyze fresh reactor fuel.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of initiate
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  • Besides its use in educational settings and by other researchers, the report also helps inform national security policy and has been cited by NATO in the past, one source said.
    — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The queen is hysterical when Orwyle informs her that Sunfyre has razed the Mooton army outside Maidenpool.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of inform
Verb
  • But at this stage, Gilman, who has five years experience but came in as a free agent, is still familiarizing himself with the playbook.
    — Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 11 Aug. 2026
  • At the end of the day, Enterprise is a show best enjoyed by Star Trek fans who like to pore over the Memory Alpha wiki and familiarize themselves with Trek minutiae.
    — Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Aug. 2026
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