retooling

present participle of retool

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retooling
Verb
  • The apparent loss of the aircraft came after hostilities in the region escalated over the weekend, with Iran and Israel exchanging their first direct strikes in months late Sunday.
    Todd Symons, CNN Money, 9 June 2026
  • An armed intruder was shot and killed after exchanging gunfire with a homeowner, authorities said.
    Jazmin Alvarado, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
Verb
  • Per the 1988 Harkness biography Blue Blood, by Craig Unger, Rebekah became deeply involved in the arts, transforming Holiday House into a gathering place for creative talent (Salvador Dalí, Andy Warhol and Gene Kelly were among the artists and entertainers who spent time in her orbit).
    Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
  • Craft beer enthusiast Phil Lemnotis proposed a brewery in the building and the family got to work transforming it into a spacious brewery, retaining the factory’s industrial look with large windows, original brick and flooring and adding a long wooden bar and second-floor taproom.
    Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 9 June 2026
Verb
  • Roughly three out of four of the more than 150 respondents pointed to commuting costs, while many also warned the mandate would disrupt work-life balance.
    Ruyuan Li. Summary produced by AI assistance, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2026
  • Popular among celebrities and our writers alike, Longchamp tote bags are a reliable (and stylish) option to reach for when commuting to work, running errands, or keeping up with busy summer plans.
    Averi Baudler, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026
Verb
  • Musk has proved skeptics wrong plenty of times before, successfully making electric vehicles mainstream and revolutionizing space launches with reusable rockets.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
  • YouTube creators are revolutionizing Hollywood Films by young YouTube creators are topping the US box office, and all of Hollywood is paying attention.
    Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 1 June 2026
Verb
  • Writing arrived as a compulsion, transmuting grief into something palatable and art-like, like a View-Master stereoscope with kaleidoscope slides.
    Eli Raphael, PEOPLE, 10 May 2026
  • Transmuting actinides into isotopes Rosatom stated that fast neutron reactors can burn minor actinides by transmuting them into isotopes that are either stable or have shorter half-lives.
    Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 1 May 2026
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“Retooling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retooling. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.

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