refitting

present participle of refit

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Verb
  • The article emphasizes that while numerous factors affect engagement, redesigning workplace meetings offers a practical solution.
    Belonging Forum, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
  • The approach could help manufacturers and infrastructure operators switch between battery chemistries without redesigning vehicles, battery-swapping stations, or thermal management systems.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 June 2026
Verb
  • Police officers and members of the local hunting association are now patrolling the city and preparing to capture the bear, or bears, on the loose.
    Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 9 June 2026
  • As visitors from abroad start to arrive, San Jose officials are busy preparing for dozens of events and watch parties to complement the six upcoming matches that will take place at Levi’s Stadium.
    Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 8 June 2026
Verb
  • Progress, the executive noted, will come down to not just remodeling floors in Tri-City’s existing medical buildings, but in the recruitment of physicians willing to work in bolstered departments.
    Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2026
  • And now, a new survey by Thumbtack reveals why homeowners are remodeling their kitchens, the most popular kitchen projects, and 5 kitchen trends to watch.
    Terri Williams, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Verb
  • It is primarily tasked with repairing and fortifying the city’s more than 210,000 streetlamps — a frequent target of copper wire thieves — and maintaining its network of electrical vehicle charging stations.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
  • The five-day trade fair drew Black businesspersons from dozens of states, fortifying Jackson’s assertion that economic development is the way to Black power.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2026
Verb
  • Archaeologists have previously noted evidence of postmortem manipulation of human remains, such as mummification, and of modifying human bones into tools or decorative artifacts.
    Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 11 June 2026
  • And of course, that’s going to set up a constitutional crisis when the increasingly conservative Supreme Court during Reconstruction and after will start first modifying and then all but destroying the Fourteenth Amendment.
    David Frum, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
Verb
  • Per the 1988 Harkness biography Blue Blood, by Craig Unger, Rebekah became deeply involved in the arts, transforming Holiday House into a gathering place for creative talent (Salvador Dalí, Andy Warhol and Gene Kelly were among the artists and entertainers who spent time in her orbit).
    Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
  • Craft beer enthusiast Phil Lemnotis proposed a brewery in the building and the family got to work transforming it into a spacious brewery, retaining the factory’s industrial look with large windows, original brick and flooring and adding a long wooden bar and second-floor taproom.
    Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 9 June 2026
Verb
  • This prevalence equals about one in nine seniors who have been diagnosed with this brain altering disease.
    Wendy Coschignano-Ford, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 June 2026
  • Atoms moved between the bright and dark regions, altering the distribution of matter.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 June 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • What began as a hobby for Kristin Juszczyk—reworking vintage athletic gear to create one-of-a-kind pieces—has established her as a breakout fashion force.
    Avery Stone, Time, 9 June 2026
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“Refitting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refitting. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.

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