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as in to reequip
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Recent Examples of refit
Siobhan Reid, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2025
Australia’s existing fleet of submarines is aging and requires costly, time-consuming refits to extend its service; only one of six vessels is currently operational.
—James Curran, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2025
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
Step inside, though, and the 127-room property stands out as one of Montréal’s best modern refits of a historic monument.
—Siobhan Reid, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2025
Australia’s existing fleet of submarines is aging and requires costly, time-consuming refits to extend its service; only one of six vessels is currently operational.
—James Curran, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 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
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
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From an engineering perspective, this process can be conceptualized as a self-replicating firmware update that spreads through a network of nodes; however, the network in this case is a population, and the firmware update is a genomic modification.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Feb. 2026
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The modification was pushed by state legislator Norma López, a member of President Claudia Sheinbaum's Morena party, and a number of other lawmakers.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The consultants will help their clients redesign workflows; integrate AI agents with software tools and systems; help clients with change management; and provide industry-specific expertise OpenAI doesn’t have in-house.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
24 Feb. 2026
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The husband and wife, who work in finance and government, respectively, met Jett through a mutual friend and approached him to redesign their Manhattan apartment.—
Sean Santiago,
Architectural Digest,
19 Feb. 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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Delays or revisions might be necessary with financial matters – taxes, debts, loans and inheritances.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
25 Feb. 2026
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The pilot script was written by Fry, with revisions from Matt Pyken as well as Bill Harper whose contribution was considered key in securing the greenlight.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
25 Feb. 2026
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The room where students learn about beverage management, as Fraga did, was remodeled in 2020 and became the Bacardi Center of Excellence.—
Sherrilyn Cabrera,
Miami Herald,
20 Feb. 2026
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Mattie Freeman, 78, who is blind, will have her home remodeled to be more accessible by CG&S Design-Build.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
15 Feb. 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
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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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The transformation of Tarocchi into a divinatory tool began in the late 18th century, driven by the rise of occultism in France.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 Feb. 2026
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The Beauty actress took the peroxide to the next level over New Year’s Eve, showing off her lightest hair color yet in Aspen with a white-blonde transformation.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
26 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Lander would be the overwhelming favorite to win that seat, which likely would be reworked as well to include more of his strongholds in Brooklyn and less of Manhattan.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
19 Feb. 2026
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The new contract reworks the final year of Murphy’s previous deal while also adding two more years.—
The Athletic MLB Staff,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Refit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refit. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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