retrofits

present tense third-person singular of retrofit
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 Where Gravis retrofits machines already on site, Monumental deploys its own fleet from scratch. Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 15 July 2026 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. 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
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  • This then binds to specific serotonin receptors in the brain, which temporarily rebuilds the networks involved in memory, emotions and cognition interact.
    Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 5 Aug. 2026
  • When a system rebuilds a schedule or reroutes a workflow overnight, the executive who owns that outcome needs to see what moved and why.
    Joe Toscano, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
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  • Everything builds towards the fateful New Year’s Eve concert at the Hollywood Palladium.
    Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Every meeting, follow-up, deadline and client interaction either builds trust or marginalizes it.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

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“Retrofits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retrofits. Accessed 13 Aug. 2026.

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