retrain

verb

Definition of retrainnext
as in to reeducate

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Recent Examples of retrain According to Liu, the logistics provider had signed contracts with about 120 schools in China to retrain its army of couriers for new work such as repairing and maintaining robots. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 24 June 2026 In New Jersey, state senator Troy Singleton recently put out a bill that would require companies that replace workers with AI to contribute to a fund that would pay to retrain those workers. — Makena Kelly, Wired News, 8 May 2026 Hunt, the interim chief, said training and retraining is a constant part of MARTA’s process and that if software updates are made during the testing process that impact how the trains run, operators would be retrained. — Thad Moore, AJC.com, 27 May 2026 As for job displacement because of AI, the state has a role to play in partnering with private industry, stakeholders and our public education system to ensure people are retrained and prepared to fill the roles required by AI and the new industry. — Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards, Mercury News, 26 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for retrain
Recent Examples of Synonyms for retrain
  1. reeducate
  2. reteach
  3. initiate
  4. inform
  5. familiarize
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  • The pace of killings slackened, with cadres told to reeducate rather than exterminate those who’d strayed.
    — Matthew Campbell, Bloomberg, 22 May 2026
  • The Mending of Broken Bones is Lockhart’s fourth book aimed at reeducating the public about mathematics.
    — Dan Rockmore, The New York Review of Books, 19 Mar. 2026
Definition of reeducate
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  • This trend of inadequate math preparation among first-year university students, UC faculty said in their letter, results in instructors having to reteach middle school math while the level of course content drops below what’s needed for advanced STEM work.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 11 June 2026
  • But every so often, an opportunity emerges to reteach some basics.
    — Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
Definition of reteach
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  • Investigators preliminarily determined many of the animals died from gunshot wounds, and the shelter has initiated legal action to recover remaining dogs.
    — Ruyuan Li. Summary produced by AI assistance, Sacbee.com, 30 June 2026
  • Moreover, goalkeepers are evolving into playmakers, initiating attacks from the back rather than just clearing, effectively acting as an additional outfield player.
    — Clemente Lisi, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of initiate
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  • Emergency responders arrived on the scene and were informed that the victim had been pulled by the current flowing through Sebonac Creek into the Great Peconic Bay, the statement said.
    — Megan Fahrney, ABC News, 6 July 2026
  • The company also informed members about 2026 premium changes through phone calls, text messages, regular mail, or email, Baiocchi said.
    — Susan Jaffe, NPR, 6 July 2026
Definition of inform
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  • On Sunday, June 28, Caio Rocha Aguiar Arrabal was on a hike with others on the Pedra do Macaco trail in Maricá, located in the state of Rio de Janeiro, to familiarize himself with the route, G1 reported.
    — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
  • This has fueled the ‘spend not sell’ movement, in which builders seek to familiarize users with earning and spending their bitcoin rather than trading and falling for get-rich-quick schemes.
    — Abubakar Nur Khalil, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
Definition of familiarize

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