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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of retool.

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Examples

  • Black Static no. 1 aka the retooled and darker version of The Third Alternative, which has been long in the making.

    niall in the lion city jlundberg 2007

  • On Friday, some GOP lawmakers called the retooled plan too tepid; Rep. Mike Pence of Indiana described it as "a tax credit which was last promoted by President Jimmy Carter."

    SFGate: Top News Stories 2010

  • On Friday, some GOP lawmakers called the retooled plan too tepid; Rep. Mike Pence of Indiana described it as "a tax credit which was last promoted by President Jimmy Carter."

    Durangoherald.com 2010

  • On Friday, some GOP lawmakers called the retooled plan too tepid; Rep. Mike Pence of Indiana described it as "a tax credit which was last promoted by President Jimmy Carter."

    Durangoherald.com 2010

  • Today, some GOP lawmakers called the retooled plan too tepid.

    columbiatribune.com stories 2010

  • On Friday, some GOP lawmakers called the retooled plan too tepid; Rep. Mike Pence of Indiana described it as "a tax credit which was last promoted by President Jimmy Carter."

    Durangoherald.com 2010

  • Clearly this was a standard sales piece written for corporate clients "retooled" for public schools, and exactly 0% thought went into it.

    Rip (Off) City (Jack Bog's Blog) 2009

  • Its just as stupid and terrible as the other books, it just has a few moments that will obviously be "retooled" for the movie. greggorybasore

    Breaking Dawn to be Split Into Two Movies, Chris Weitz to Direct? | /Film 2009

  • The print organization will have to retool their entire operation to be successful, and people can't be "retooled" easily.

    When A Newspaper Stops Publishing In Print, What Happens To The Print Advertising Dollars? - Publishing 2.0 2008

  • Rockpointe Corp., a for-profit CME provider in Columbia, Md., has "retooled" itself to reduce the chances for drug-company bias in its courses for doctors, President Thomas Sullivan said.

    Pfizer Ends Direct Funding of Courses 2008

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