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or 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
These 5,000 package cars will be retrofitted by June 2027.
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Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 21 Oct. 2025
The jet, when retrofitted, will be utilized as Air Force One.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 10 Oct. 2025
Walmart also has plans to retrofit 42 other locations with automation technology by 2030.
—Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 6 Oct. 2025
Autonomous boats, ships, submarines, and miscellaneous watercraft for naval service have been popping with a certain regularity in recent years, with many of them retrofitted into commercial hulls or built along the lines of conventional warships.
—New Atlas, 28 Sep. 2025
The project was acquired up by New Line Cinema, which produced Seven, and had the story retrofitted to be a vehicle for Freeman's character, Detective Somerset.
—Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Sep. 2025
That doesn’t mean that those without a head start should scramble to retrofit their operations.
—Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The chief advantage is integrating with current manufacturing lines, so companies can retrofit their plants rather than invest in brand-new production infrastructure.
—Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2025
Also, the Saracini Enhanced Aviation Safety Act, signed into law last year, will eventually retrofit the entire fleet of old aircraft.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 11 Sep. 2025
Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 21 Oct. 2025
The jet, when retrofitted, will be utilized as Air Force One.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 10 Oct. 2025
Walmart also has plans to retrofit 42 other locations with automation technology by 2030.
—Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 6 Oct. 2025
Autonomous boats, ships, submarines, and miscellaneous watercraft for naval service have been popping with a certain regularity in recent years, with many of them retrofitted into commercial hulls or built along the lines of conventional warships.
—New Atlas, 28 Sep. 2025
The project was acquired up by New Line Cinema, which produced Seven, and had the story retrofitted to be a vehicle for Freeman's character, Detective Somerset.
—Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Sep. 2025
That doesn’t mean that those without a head start should scramble to retrofit their operations.
—Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The chief advantage is integrating with current manufacturing lines, so companies can retrofit their plants rather than invest in brand-new production infrastructure.
—Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2025
Also, the Saracini Enhanced Aviation Safety Act, signed into law last year, will eventually retrofit the entire fleet of old aircraft.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for retrofitted
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The database was rebuilt and will be maintained by its previous administrator Adam Smith, a former economist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the agency which used to host it.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
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Even Microsoft, once Google’s fiercest rival in the browser space, eventually abandoned its own engine and rebuilt Edge on Chromium.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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McVay’s offense was both explosive and productive, and NFL owners quickly saw that using so many three-receiver sets benefited the executives who built their teams.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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In front of us lay quite a few small-to-mid-capacity engines being built, but there was one that all journos ooh-ed and aaah-ed over.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Retrofitted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retrofitted. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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