as in to rebuild
to provide (something) with new parts that were not available when it was originally built
The factory has been retrofitted to meet the new safety regulations. We can retrofit your car with the new fuel system.
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Recent Examples of retrofit
Baron, who was obsessed with retrofitting Porsche street and racing cars, was a frequent customer at Beggs’ repair shop over the years.
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Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
Walmart has been retrofitting dozens of distribution centers with robotics and automation technologies in recent years, with a target completion date of 2030.
—Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 2 Apr. 2026
The construction project retrofitted the first two floors of the four-story building and provides a chance to expand services in the future.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
The agency issued its first contracts earlier in March to retrofit and operate warehouses in Arizona and Maryland.
—Arkansas Online, 29 Mar. 2026
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Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
Walmart has been retrofitting dozens of distribution centers with robotics and automation technologies in recent years, with a target completion date of 2030.
—Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 2 Apr. 2026
The construction project retrofitted the first two floors of the four-story building and provides a chance to expand services in the future.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
The agency issued its first contracts earlier in March to retrofit and operate warehouses in Arizona and Maryland.
—Arkansas Online, 29 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retrofit
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The Cardinals instead chose to rebuild their foundation by going for a different need in the backfield.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
24 Apr. 2026
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The Lakers led by 15 in the first half, Houston came back and then the Lakers rebuilt a 10-point lead in the fourth quarter and held off the Rockets down the stretch.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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Throughout the 1980s, in the early days of building hospice care into the American healthcare system, those of us on the frontlines helped shape what would become the Medicare hospice benefit.—
Tom Koutsoumpas,
Oc Register,
24 Apr. 2026
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Perhaps the latter must be indulged a bit to build a platform for the former—forests sometimes need to burn in order to thrive.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Retrofit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retrofit. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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