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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Idaho Statesman, 19 Dec. 2025
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Idaho Statesman, 19 Dec. 2025
John Dickerson and Maurice DuBois signed off as co-anchors of the CBS Evening News on Thursday, as the network retools its evening broadcast under new news division editor in chief Bari Weiss.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2025
Additionally, the company will retool its Decherd, Tennessee engine plant to localize e-Power in the state.
—Stuart Dyos, Nashville Tennessean, 17 Dec. 2025
But Ortiz, McDaniel, Crespo, Emery and Sala were disappointed that the e-bike program was ended rather than retooled.
—Hannah Ruhoff, Sacbee.com, 17 Dec. 2025
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“Retool.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retool. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.
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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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