Thesaurus results for RETRAIN

retrain

verb

Definition of retrain

as in to reeducate

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Recent Examples of retrain 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 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 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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Early in this year’s war, the United States and Israel considered launching ground operations to extract nuclear material but never initiated them, judging them to be highly risky and unlikely to affect the regime’s decision-making.

— Nate Swanson, Foreign Affairs, 25 Aug. 2026
Oppenheimer initiates Factorial as outperform Oppenheimer says the battery manufacturer has plenty more room to run.

— Michael Bloom, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of initiate

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Currently, there are three categories of vaccination recommendations granted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which is informed by a panel of independent expert advisors, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 24 Aug. 2026
Over the weekend, Bloomberg News reported Nvidia has informed customers of impending price hikes on AI servers due to memory costs.

— Jim Cramer, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of inform

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Before you get started learning how to prepare different parts of the chicken, familiarize yourself with some basics.

— Sheena Chihak, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Aug. 2026
Student ambassadors play an important role in encouraging civic engagement by allowing students to ask questions and familiarize themselves with the democratic process.

— Emily Ebersman, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

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