Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for retooling
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Football is exchanging ball control and patient build-up (like Emery has sought) for a more direct, forward-thinking approach once more.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025 -
Parents lined up on a sidewalk outside Bergen Meadow Elementary School, waiting to reunite with their children, exchanging hugs and quiet conversation.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
10 Sep. 2025
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Two years painstakingly transforming a 200-year-old Philadelphia row house into the restaurant equivalent of a Formula 1 car; nearly 20 more honing his skills in kitchens across the city, learning, sharpening, waiting.—
The Bon Appétit Staff,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
12 Sep. 2025
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Casey Bloys, Chairman and CEO, HBO and HBO Max Content, has steered HBO for almost a decade, successfully transforming the cable network into a streaming brand while keeping it an Emmy juggernaut with shows such as Succession, The White Lotus and The Last of Us.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
12 Sep. 2025
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Normal mode is fine for commuting and running errands, but those seeking a bit more performance will want to select Sport mode.—
Michael Harley,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The death row clemency, and the manner in which it was granted, generated strong pushback from Republican lawmakers and district attorneys for commuting sentences that were imposed by juries after lengthy trials.—
Avi Bajpai,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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Luka Doncic Trade Winning four NBA titles and revolutionizing the game of basketball with his outrageous 3-point shooting feats, the Davidson product's greatness is already established.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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People are using it for more than work Despite all the talk about LLMs potentially revolutionizing the workplace, a significant majority of all ChatGPT use has nothing to do with business productivity, according to OpenAI.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
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Her education in Brussels was one of the turning points in her life, initiating deeply conflicting private emotions and an unrequited love that took her years to recover from, its influence bleeding into all her books and transmuting into her currently gestating novel, Villette.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Retooling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retooling. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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