retool

verb

Definition of retoolnext
as in to rejigger

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Recent Examples of retool To comply, states would have to retool their processes for printing and mailing ballots, a potentially expensive process that might be difficult to achieve quickly. — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 30 Aug. 2026 Purchasing facilities such as the Rosslyn plant can enable automakers to retool existing factories rather than build new ones from scratch. — ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026 That forced the filmmakers to retool much of the story, though Fogelson said that some of the material that was cut could be used in the sequel. — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 6 Aug. 2026 Despite overcoming early battery recalls to post record sales figures, GM retired the hatchback to retool its factory for electric trucks and sunset its aging battery platform. — New Atlas, 2 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for retool
Recent Examples of Synonyms for retool
  1. rejigger
  2. transform
  3. exchange
  4. revolutionize
  5. commute
  6. transfigure
Verb
  • Bipartisan legislation under review in Congress has the potential to significantly rejigger global drug development — and the biggest beneficiaries may not be American.
    — Pavle Vukojevic, STAT, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Companies take time to rejigger their workflows and update their systems.
    — Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 29 June 2026
Definition of rejigger
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  • At Gucci, the iconic Horsebit takes center stage across bags, belts and shoes, transforming timeless house codes into powerful statement accessories.
    — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Rather than simply copying that, but with a slab of batteries under the cabin, the Fiat Multiplay explores the idea of a vehicle that’s adaptable, transforming from a three-row people carrier to a pickup.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of transform
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  • Carla also keeps exchanging these looks with Johnny, which is worrying me.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Researchers exchanged data files and voyage logs with a Chinese marine information agency.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of exchange
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  • We were inspired from how many great discoveries that went on to revolutionize science and medicine came about from looking around in nature and finding these odd things—PCR [polymerase chain reaction] tests, for example, or CRISPR.
    — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The indie film became a horror classic, and helped revolutionize the slasher genre.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of revolutionize
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  • Kate, the Princess of Wales, and her daughter, Princess Charlotte, lived like London locals over the weekend, commuting on London's public subway system.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Moya now has her own apartment and just bought a car to commute to work.
    — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of commute
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  • But the filmmaker’s imagination transfigures personal history into something not of this world, wholly original, and uniquely demented.
    — Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 8 May 2026
  • Altman is the defendant in the case brought by Musk, who’s claiming that OpenAI illegally betrayed the company’s non-profit founding by transfiguring into a for-profit company last year.
    — Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 7 May 2026
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“Retool.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retool. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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