as in rebuilds
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 retrofits
Four years later, her company, DB Trucks, buys and builds water trucks, or retrofits trucks that customers own, for uses like construction sites and firefighting.
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Corina Vanek, AZCentral.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Schlott makes any necessary repairs and in the case of the general store phone, retrofits them with VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) technology to enable calls.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2025
Corina Vanek, AZCentral.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Schlott makes any necessary repairs and in the case of the general store phone, retrofits them with VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) technology to enable calls.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for retrofits
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Anderson has proved capable of quick program rebuilds.—
Ira Gorawara,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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Here are 13 restaurants to support as the neighborhood rebuilds.—
Terry Castleman,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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As high pressure builds over the are by the end of the week, the region will be back to mostly dry conditions and warm temperatures.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 Mar. 2026
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Rocky builds Grace the equivalent of an Eridian space suit that allows Grace to enter Rocky’s ship in one of the more poignant and gorgeous moments in the film.—
Matthew Razak,
Space.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Retrofits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retrofits. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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