REFITTING Synonyms: 87 Similar and Opposite Words

refitting

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present participle of refit

as in redesigning

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Similarly, McKinsey's State of AI highlights that organizations generating the greatest value from AI are redesigning business processes and operating models—not simply deploying AI tools.

— Prajkta Waditwar, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Aircraft designers can potentially use higher energy density without completely redesigning their battery production process.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of redesigning

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Gemini's agents can assist with contract review and redlining, legal and policy research, regulatory monitoring, drafting NDAs, preparing documents for redaction, creating contracting playbooks and handling data-subject access requests.

— Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Even as the justices were preparing to release their opinion, the postal service did in fact develop and release a new rule about mail-in voting.

— Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 30 Aug. 2026

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Residents were busy fortifying their properties ahead of the peak of the weather event, as city officials positioned crews early to begin working on lining the shore with berms.

— Lesley Marin, CBS News, 30 July 2026
Paramount now must strengthen its case for a high-stakes trial while fortifying Paramount’s existing businesses and managing uncertainty among the employee base.

— Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026

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The bill, easily passed in a 370-48 vote, extends the African Growth and Opportunity Act for two more years without modifying it.

— Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Context Preservation Capture and preserve comprehensive customer context across all platforms before modifying internal employee workflows.

— Jerry Haywood, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026

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The couple first tried for locations in Chicago and San Francisco and finally ended up in Exposition Park, taking over land that was once parking lots and transforming it into a futuristic museum that has been likened to a spaceship.

— Brittany Levine Beckman, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Boise has been transforming its airport over the last few years, including by building employee parking and shifting the cell phone waiting lot from the airport’s campus to a lot near Curtis and Victory roads.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 2 Sep. 2026

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In other words, this is about challenging students to think for themselves before introducing the life-altering capabilities of artificial intelligence into the equation.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
Among the casualties are riders who suffered life-altering disabilities, fell into comas and two who died of their injuries.

— Blake Ellis, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of altering

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Rather than reworking dishes every few weeks, the kitchen lets the produce dictate the experience.

— Rachel Dube, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2026
Pentagon officials, in other words, need to focus on reworking how the military trains, deploys, and enables AI systems—and not just on engineering or buying them.

— Emelia S. Probasco, Foreign Affairs, 20 Aug. 2026

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