retraining

verb

present participle of retrain
as in reeducating

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retraining
  1. initiating
  2. informing
  3. briefing
  4. familiarizing
Verb
  • According to the complaint, officers first spotted Garces-Perez's vehicle outside a restaurant, ran its license plate and confirmed that an immigration judge had issued a final order of removal against him before initiating the stop.
    — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
  • In today’s information rich environment, investors have more opportunities than ever to compare firms before initiating a conversation.
    — Ramesh Tambe, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of initiating
Verb
  • There’s a slapstick nature to that place where there’s just stuff, and all the stuff is informing this great desire to just try things.
    — Christine Werthman, Billboard, 5 Oct. 2026
  • These innovations point towards a future where transformers assist patients in informing them of risks with different types of medications.
    — Esha Desai, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of informing
Verb
  • Araghchi was in the middle of briefing senior officials on these developments and the growing likelihood of conflict when the bombs started to fall.
    — Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Nvidia executives said in a media briefing that its new system could have prevented a recent incident involving a swarm of OpenAI agents that autonomously hacked into AI company Hugging Face.
    — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of briefing
Verb
  • High Proof is clearly a heck of a place to start familiarizing yourself.
    — Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of familiarizing
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