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Definition of refitnext
as in modification

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verb

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as in to redesign

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as in to reequip

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Recent Examples of refit
Noun
By leveraging existing infrastructure, the Navy could avoid long refit cycles. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Apr. 2026 The museum relies on local experts to repair metalwork and refit electric transformers, though the chief concern lies in restoring a sign’s original color. — Alex Schechter, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026
Verb
The criminal syndicates refitted their properties as centres where teams of workers – often trafficked and coerced – run online scams at scale. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 12 Apr. 2026 The process required months of development — from reconciling different sizing charts to refitting garments across different fit models — highlighting the level of commitment required. — Maliha Shoaib, Vogue, 23 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for refit
Recent Examples of Synonyms for refit
  1. modification
  2. redesign
  3. reequip
  4. revision
  5. remodel
  6. refurnish
  7. transformation
  8. rework
Noun
  • CycloRP aims to work with existing engines without requiring hardware modifications.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Today, Richard Engel reports on the modifications some Ukrainians have made to daily life in the midst of a full-scale war with Russia, namely how doctors, patients, teachers and students have moved underground.
    — Yasmin Vossoughian, NBC news, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of modification
Verb
  • Based on the oxygen-reaction findings, the researchers redesigned the operating voltage range and formation conditions for 40 Ah-class cells.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
  • In the twenty-tens, modern investigations made clear that the work was in danger of becoming distorted by this display, which would need to be redesigned.
    — John Phipps, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of redesign
Verb
  • The 110th Brigade is helping to buy time for other brigades to reequip with heavier weaponry.
    — David Axe, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2023
  • In the meantime, the first Ukrainian brigade fully to reequip with Western tanks probably will ride in Leopard 1A5s from the mid-1980s.
    — David Axe, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2023
Definition of reequip
Noun
  • In many cases, the effort to build faster can invite new delays, higher costs, and revisions.
    — Janay Kingsberry, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Labor Department revisions also looked good, adding 55,000 to June and July payrolls.
    — Paul Wiseman, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of revision
Verb
  • Midfielders After losing Pep Guardiola and his engine room, Rodri and Bernardo Silva, City have had to rip the band-aid off and remodel things completely — and what a way to do it!
    — Sam Lee, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Retinol also remodels and thickens that deeper layer of skin.
    — Sherri Gordon, HEALTH, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of remodel
Verb
  • The Cooper Apartments has started leasing units in building two after remediating and refurnishing them according to Steele and tenants who saw the listing on The Cooper’s website.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 June 2026
  • 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
Definition of refurnish
Noun
  • The government’s achievement caps a political transformation that has moved the Italian leader from outsider to establishment figure since becoming Italy’s first female prime minister in 2022.
    — Silvia Stellacci, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • During the transformation the gases escape, dragging dust and ice particles off the surface with them.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of transformation
Verb
  • Comcast and Charter have reworked pricing strategies and leaned on their growing mobile businesses as methods to retain, and potentially gain, more broadband customers in recent years.
    — CJ Haddad,Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The assortment has been reworked, albeit gently, to return to its roots.
    — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026
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