RETOOLED Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

retooled

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past tense of retool

as in rejiggered

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There are signs that Democratic voters, especially, are looking for change, and some young voters argue older politicians can’t truly understand a world transformed by artificial intelligence, rising housing costs and student debt.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026
Prediction platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket – where users wager on sports, politics, culture, and the weather – have transformed from a niche space for superfans to a seemingly ubiquitous multibillion-dollar industry.

— Marshall Cohen, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026

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Rahma has great admiration for the way YouTube has revolutionized the TV landscape.

— Partner Content, Variety, 18 Aug. 2026
The probe's HiRISE camera revolutionized scientists' understanding of Mars' diverse surface features, with resolution high enough to picture objects as small as 3 feet (1 meter) wide.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 12 Aug. 2026

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This is a lot about self-control transmuted into wellness as the outlet.

— Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 18 July 2026
But the fields that sloped toward the turquoise sea weren’t about to be cultivated with the vines of Merlot grapes or Regona cider apple trees or even acorns to be transmuted into jamón Ibérico.

— Tamar Adler, Vogue, 3 June 2026

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