RETOOLED Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

retooled

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past tense of retool

as in rejiggered

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The subsidiary also operates as an innovation lab, providing a setting where ideas can be developed and transformed into businesses.

— Connie Etemadi, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
The husband-and-husband duo transformed the early 19th century former Parsonage with their interior and garden design expertise, and the book offers a vibrant glimpse into the beauty of their life there.

— Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026

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No payment is requested or exchanged at any point during the selection, evaluation or ranking process; inclusion is based solely on the methodology.

— Kelli Grant, CFP®,Riley de León, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
Fresh off the heels of Thom Browne’s New York Fashion Week presentation, where models and dancers embodied bugs and butterflies, the designer exchanged emails with Tyler Matthew Oyer about his creative process.

— Tyler Matthew Oyer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

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Her work at the Morgans Hotel in 1984 revolutionized the hospitality industry by introducing what’s considered the world’s first true boutique hotel.

— David Moin, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
The technique has revolutionized neuroscience by opening up the brain's activity to scientists in ways previously impossible.

— Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 5 Oct. 2026

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Another woman, Gaile Owens, was held in the same facility as Pike for those three years before her death sentence was ultimately commuted, but the two never had contact, court filings show.

— Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
Pavese appealed for clemency, and his sister even wrote directly to Mussolini; his sentence was commuted after less than eight months.

— Max Norman, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of commuted

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The regime transmuted its coercive force into political legitimacy through the spectacular destruction of dissident bodies, restoring reverence for the Eagle.

— Abdelrahman ElGendy, Time, 6 Oct. 2026
This is a lot about self-control transmuted into wellness as the outlet.

— Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 18 July 2026

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