as in modification
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as in to redesign
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as in to reequip
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Recent Examples of refit
Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 12 Dec. 2024
The growth of the yachting industry in Dubai owes much to the expansion of state-of-the-art marinas and second-to-none yacht crew and refit facilities.
—Dubai Tourism Contributor, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Nanna Heitmann, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Some of the aircraft had to be refitted with firefighting systems because they were being used for cargo purposes.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 12 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The famously private yacht was bought by a new owner in 2022 and emerged back in public view a year later following a rapid 300-day refit.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 12 Dec. 2024
The growth of the yachting industry in Dubai owes much to the expansion of state-of-the-art marinas and second-to-none yacht crew and refit facilities.
—Dubai Tourism Contributor, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Verb
Aleksandr spoke in an interview at a sanitarium in the Moscow suburbs while a doctor refitted his prosthetic leg.
—Nanna Heitmann, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Some of the aircraft had to be refitted with firefighting systems because they were being used for cargo purposes.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 12 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for refit
Noun
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Recognize that local contexts may necessitate modifications to global approaches while also connecting local innovations to broader global knowledge networks.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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This mostly refers to modifications to your diet and exercise or activity levels.—
Alysse Dalessandro,
Health,
29 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The set was redesigned three times to fit the small space, Cunningham said.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2025
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Internal crossovers have been completely redesigned as well, and use 50 percent more components than before, with steep-slope filters increased from 18 dB to 30 dB, resulting in greater synergy and seamless blending between all three drivers.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
26 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The 110th Brigade is helping to buy time for other brigades to reequip with heavier weaponry.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2023
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In the meantime, the first Ukrainian brigade fully to reequip with Western tanks probably will ride in Leopard 1A5s from the mid-1980s.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2023
Noun
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Another late revision to the canon came in the form of a video shot by David LaChapelle that made the references more clear.—
Shana Naomi Krochmal,
Vulture,
4 Apr. 2025
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There were some sizable revisions however, with both January and February seeing downward revisions totaling 48,000 fewer jobs than were originally reported.—
JJ Kinahan,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The Postal Service was remodeled under the Postal Reorganization Act of 1970, moving from a cabinet department to an independent agency under the executive branch with a Board of Governors.—
Claire Grant,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2025
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Outback also will slow its new restaurant openings and direct its investments to remodeling current locations.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2025
Verb
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By the end of the movie, the roommates moved back into their old apartment, which had been refurnished and renovated by a new landlord.—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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Plans to refurnish the building began as far back as the 1990s but were repeatedly held up by funding issues.—
Jason Meisner,
chicagotribune.com,
16 Sep. 2021
Noun
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In the early 2000s, people interested in similar cosmetic transformations often turned to iris implantation, an invasive and dangerous off-label operation then available in a few countries outside of the U.S.—
Saima S. Iqbal,
Scientific American,
8 Apr. 2025
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But sometimes, hope and real transformation can still shine through.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
8 Apr. 2025
Verb
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In other words, some storms on Jupiter can leave behind a fingerprint, reworking the whole chemical makeup of the planet's atmosphere.—
Kiona N. Smith,
Space.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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The case of the new Royale Paris has been reworked.—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Refit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refit. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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