as in modification
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as in to redesign
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as in to reequip
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Recent Examples of refit
The Week Uk, TheWeek, 15 Mar. 2026
The interior shows more flair than the average retro refit, such as the gold penny tiles underneath the bar.
—Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Mar. 2026
Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 23 May 2025
There are lingering questions about how much financial sense the still-unsigned deal would make, given the costs of refitting the plane for presidential use and operating it over the long run — or even whether the plane could be ready for Mr. Trump to use before the end of his second term.
—Eric Lipton, New York Times, 20 May 2025
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Noun
Three of its six destroyers and both its aircraft carriers were out of action, undergoing repairs or refits.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 15 Mar. 2026
The interior shows more flair than the average retro refit, such as the gold penny tiles underneath the bar.
—Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Mar. 2026
Verb
Depending on what was left of it after any spyware removal, it might be scrapped, refitted or passed over entirely.
—Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 23 May 2025
There are lingering questions about how much financial sense the still-unsigned deal would make, given the costs of refitting the plane for presidential use and operating it over the long run — or even whether the plane could be ready for Mr. Trump to use before the end of his second term.
—Eric Lipton, New York Times, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for refit
Noun
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The 2019 forecast—made by some of the world’s foremost solar experts—has needed modification because the sun is complicated.—
Sarah Scoles,
Scientific American,
10 Dec. 2025
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That’s the essence of the Albergo Diffuso concept—to develop a hotel in historic structures with minimal modifications to their original appearance.—
Daria Bachmann,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Dec. 2025
Verb
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That kind of information can help cities redesign streets around real behavior, not just how people are supposed to move.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
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Boston Dynamics also redesigned Atlas to eliminate cables running across joints, enabling continuous joint rotation while reducing wear and maintenance requirements.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
15 June 2026
Verb
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The 110th Brigade is helping to buy time for other brigades to reequip with heavier weaponry.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2023
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The company will reequip its Amtrak Long Distance Network, considering ideas from as many as 10 manufacturers, according to Amtrak.—
Alison Fox,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Jan. 2023
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The Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act of 2026, a revision of a law that passed in 2000, has drawn attention as White and TKO Group push deeper into boxing through Zuffa Boxing.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
11 June 2026
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Last week’s blockbuster jobs report, with more than 265,000 jobs added when including upward employment revisions, was very welcome news to almost all Americans.—
Stephen Moore,
Boston Herald,
10 June 2026
Verb
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The home was remodeled in 2022.—
Brendel Clark,
Freep.com,
12 June 2026
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Estadio Azteca, the historic venue in Mexico City that served as the host for two finals in past World Cups is going to be the site of this opening game, but it's been totally remodeled in a way that brings it up to kind of modern standards to what fans expect nowadays from this type of venue.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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President Bill Clinton’s administration spent about $4 million - some from private donors - to refurnish interiors and expand IT systems for the digital age.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The most visible sign of all that the World Cup is upon us is the transformation of 32-acre waterfront Bayfront Park into FIFA Fan Festival Miami.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
11 June 2026
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Anthropic is a favorite with health care leaders like Banner Health CEO Amy Perry who spoke with me recently about their digital transformation and moves to modernize while protecting 29 petabytes of data.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
11 June 2026
Verb
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But now, a new crew is striving to rework some of that Barneys magic.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
11 June 2026
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The production is co-created and co-directed by choreographer Steven Hoggett and theater artist Christine Jones, with Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke reworking the album’s material.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
10 June 2026
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“Refit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refit. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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