retool
verb
re·tool
(ˌ)rē-ˈtül 
retooled; retooling; retools
: to make especially minor changes or improvements
retool for the future
Examples of retool in a Sentence
The factory has been retooled.
The company is retooling its sales strategies.
The company is retooling for the future.
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Plans to open Off Broadway in 2020 were thwarted by the Covid-19 pandemic, and the nationwide racial reckoning of that year in the wake of the murder of George Floyd pushed Taub once again to retool the show.
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Alexis Coe, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 May 2024
Many watch companies retooled to focus on war contracts, which demanded simple, rugged watches for ground soldiers and pilots.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 11 May 2024
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Alexis Coe, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 May 2024
Many watch companies retooled to focus on war contracts, which demanded simple, rugged watches for ground soldiers and pilots.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 11 May 2024
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“Retool.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retool. Accessed 19 May. 2024.
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retool
verb
re·tool
(ˈ)rē-ˈtül
1
: to equip again with new or different tools
retool a factory
2
: to make changes or improvements to
retool that idea
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