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
Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 10 May 2025
Delivered by Lürssen in 2003, a second helipad was added during a 2008 refit.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 16 Jan. 2025
Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 23 May 2025
While the size and scope of each refitting project is different, according to Thrive Homes, installing a stair lift can cost from $3,500 to $6,000.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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Noun
The 1985 vessel has been given a modern refit, complete with fun tidbits of Moretti’s own design—think colorful, shapely figurines, and an abundance of bold textures and fabrics.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 10 May 2025
Delivered by Lürssen in 2003, a second helipad was added during a 2008 refit.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 16 Jan. 2025
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
While the size and scope of each refitting project is different, according to Thrive Homes, installing a stair lift can cost from $3,500 to $6,000.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for refit
Noun
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The Medi-Cal modifications mark a retreat from California's ambitious universal healthcare expansion, which had made the state a national leader in providing comprehensive health coverage regardless of immigration status.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 June 2025
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While commissioners were scheduled to vote on a modification of the county’s existing ICE agreement, there was a last-minute move to delay that vote indefinitely.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
28 June 2025
Verb
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These pieces are then deconstructed, redesigned, and sold back to the Global North.—
Ezreen Benissan,
Essence,
7 July 2025
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The Fantasyland and Tomorrowland Autopia tracks were combined in 2000 and the cars were redesigned.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
7 July 2025
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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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
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In addition, revisions to the RAP plan would allow married borrowers to exclude their spouse’s income by filing separate tax returns – a significant change given that the prior version of the senate bill had excluded this language.—
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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This material presents information through the date indicated, reflecting the author's current expectations, and is subject to revision by the author, though the author is under no obligation to do so.—
Katie Stockton,
CNBC,
30 June 2025
Verb
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The 12,000-square-foot church was constructed in the early 1900s and remodeled by Denver architect William Muchow, Goldblatt said.—
Matthew Geiger,
Denver Post,
4 July 2025
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Cars and more cars Many of the cars that finished first at the Indy 500 are arranged like debutantes lit by soft spotlights beneath the new mezzanine and on the lower level — the museum's once-exclusive basement that has been remodeled and is now included with general admission.—
Domenica Bongiovanni,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
Verb
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By the end of the movie, the roommates moved back into their old apartment, which had been refurnished and renovated by a new landlord.—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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Plans to refurnish the building began as far back as the 1990s but were repeatedly held up by funding issues.—
Jason Meisner,
chicagotribune.com,
16 Sep. 2021
Noun
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This approach helps serve as a strategic driver for transformation, operational scalability and long-term resilience.—
Thanh Pham,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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The transformations can be refilled by picking up gold (which is plentiful) and swapped on the fly to be used over and over.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
1 July 2025
Verb
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The Senate is also still sorting through rulings over the weekend that threaten the bill’s filibuster protections: Efforts to defund the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and to shift some SNAP aid to states are among the items getting urgently reworked.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
23 June 2025
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The front fascia has been completely reworked and features a more prominent grille bookended by a pair of razor-thin headlights sitting atop large air scoops.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
19 June 2025
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“Refit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refit. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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