retrofitted

variants or retrofit
past tense of retrofit
as in rebuilt
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 retrofitted For marketers, this means trust cannot be retrofitted after automation grows. Hope Frank, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 Unlike Waymo and Tesla, which use cars retrofitted with autonomous driving technology, Zoox AVs are built from the ground up for autonomous driving. Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 31 July 2026 Schmitz said structures need to be retrofitted to withstand shaking. Syra Ortiz-Blanes, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026 Beginning in 2027, the company will retrofit most of its Airbus A380s and Boeing 777s. Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026 The huge planes have been retrofitted to carry up to 4,000 gallons of retardant. Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 July 2026 The report included the lack of antimissile capabilities in the new aircraft, a Boeing 747-8 that was donated by the government of Qatar and later retrofitted. Ted Johnson, Deadline, 16 July 2026 Laser projectors still beat out the older IMAX digital xenon 2K resolution projectors, which were retrofitted into existing theaters. Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 July 2026 Hospitals sometimes need to retrofit an operating room before installing one. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2026
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  • By the 1970s, the brothers had rebuilt an even larger fortune in Florida, becoming one of the wealthiest and most politically influential families in Palm Beach.
    Luisa Yanez, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Incidentally, said bridge was built in 1849 by the same architect who designed Hammersmith Bridge, and rebuilt after being blown up by the Germans in 1945, in order to stop Russian troops from crossing the Danube.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
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  • The New York complaint is built to wound, and its details travel beyond the penalty math.
    Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The ship is built for open-ocean missions but can also handle expeditionary operations, coastal tasks, and joint missions with other navies.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026

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“Retrofitted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retrofitted. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.

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