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Recent Examples of retool
Horford became available when Boston decided to retool after Jayson Tatum tore his Achilles tendon in the playoffs, which is expected to keep him out through this coming season.
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Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 28 Sep. 2025
The Mets didn’t retool their rotation in the offseason after losing Luis Severino and Jose Quintana from last year’s team.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Perhaps that will be the proverbial push that gets them to trade Hendrickson and retool a bit.
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
Quick pit stops to retool or refuel are fine, but winning the race depends on staying in the fast lane—so be ready to kill that killer idea.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 28 Sep. 2025
The Mets didn’t retool their rotation in the offseason after losing Luis Severino and Jose Quintana from last year’s team.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Perhaps that will be the proverbial push that gets them to trade Hendrickson and retool a bit.
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
Quick pit stops to retool or refuel are fine, but winning the race depends on staying in the fast lane—so be ready to kill that killer idea.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retool
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The buyer’s initial plan was to rejigger the floor plan, add some square footage, and modernize the infrastructure.—
Mark David,
Robb Report,
17 Sep. 2025
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The second round of information arrived so late at night, Kobrin told me, that the next morning, several of her colleagues hadn’t yet gotten the message and were scrambling to rejigger their spending plans.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
6 Aug. 2025
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As travelers crave experiences over ordinary stays, hotels that have transformed grim to glam are now embracing their bizarre and sometimes haunted histories, even hosting weddings and wellness retreats.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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Cover yourself in fake tattoos to transform into Role Model or find a Max’s Kansas City tee to become Charli.—
Brittany Spanos,
Rolling Stone,
25 Oct. 2025
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The comments came as Israel and Hamas exchanged the bodies of captives, a key demand of the truce.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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For their part, Max and Christian fight before docking and exchange some F-bombs on the bow just for good measure.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
21 Oct. 2025
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The competition series made its debut on Bravo in 2004 and revolutionized the reality genre.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
21 Oct. 2025
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Stable isotope analyses have revolutionized how paleoecologists reconstruct the diets of many ancient organisms.—
Aditya Reddy Kurre,
The Conversation,
21 Oct. 2025
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Relationships within a caucus and across the aisle are crucial for the governing body to form, as many members have made a shift to live in their districts and commute to Washington when the body is in session.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
26 Oct. 2025
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San Mateo County officials are questioning whether Millbrae Police Chief Eamonn Allen is living inside the city’s police station during the week and regularly commuting home to Idaho, according to a report from ABC 7.—
Kyle Martin,
Mercury News,
25 Oct. 2025
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Henrot transfigures her erotic source material into something else.—
Harmon Siegel,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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According to sources, Alchemised began as Dramione before being transfigured into a dark romantasy.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Retool.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retool. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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