retrains

verb

present tense third-person singular of retrain
as in informs

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retrains
  1. informs
  2. initiates
  3. familiarizes
  4. enlightens
  5. introduces
  6. instills
  7. inculcates
  8. shows
Verb
  • Parks and Recreation Director Carl Williams noted that observing the physical impact of the king tides firsthand informs smarter municipal design.
    — Joan Murray, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The statement doesn’t amount to an endorsement, a spokesperson for Caruso said, but instead simply informs people for whom Caruso planned to vote.
    — Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of informs
Verb
  • If the release of taurine initiates NLRP3 inflammation, would supplementing the macrophages with taurine stop inflammation?
    — Kristel Tjandra, Hartford Courant, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Archdiocese initiates church investigation The Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas issued a statement Tuesday responding to Storey’s guilty plea.
    — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of initiates
Verb
  • Bathrooms are shared—a not-so-subtle feature that familiarizes everyone quickly.
    — Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 29 Mar. 2026
  • This week's batch of songs includes classics like Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, paired with visuals that help kids learn more about team work and familiarizes bedtime routines.
    — Annabelle Canela, Parents, 8 Aug. 2025
Definition of familiarizes
Verb
  • This style of theater both enlightens and entertains, each actor stepping out of the ensemble inside Kelleher’s direction that teeters on the edge of heavy-handidness without ever getting there.
    — David John Chávez, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
  • The Harlem Book of the Dead, conceived and nurtured by Camille Billops, cherishes that remembrance and enlightens us as only memory can.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
Definition of enlightens
Verb
  • The program developed by Omordia and Inanga celebrates the traditions and contributions of Black composers and introduces audiences to the work of composers who have historically received less attention on the classical concert stage.
    — Megan Fitzgerald, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Rosval quickly introduces the restaurant’s all-female team, who are preparing dishes from around the world here in the small city of Modena, and celebrating culinary diversity right in the heart of Italy.
    — Jessica Jungbauer, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of introduces
Verb
  • College Football instills a lot of loyalty and support in people for their alma mater through the thick and thin of the program’s success.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Nvidia's chips made GPT-6 Astra possible, while the model's success instills confidence in OpenAI's ability to make good on its custom silicon partnership with Broadcom.
    — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of instills
Verb
  • City finished 17 points behind Chelsea when Chelsea won their most recent title, and maybe after a while that inculcates a sense of shakiness, or not-quite-worthiness.
    — Katie Whyatt, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Because there’s something about the college environment that really inculcates hierarchy.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
Definition of inculcates
Verb
  • Vucic’s ousting shows the downside of that approach, as the whole relationship will have to be rebuilt from the ground up.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 27 Oct. 2026
  • DeMarvion Overshown shows his worth When it was announced this week that linebacker DeMarvion Overshown would return from a five-game absence due to a hamstring injury, the reaction on social media was surprisingly negative.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of shows
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