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
Mike Brest, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2025
Over the past season, the refit team has completed work on more than 30 yachts of all different sizes, styles, and origins.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 9 July 2025
Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 23 May 2025
There are lingering questions about how much financial sense the still-unsigned deal would make, given the costs of refitting the plane for presidential use and operating it over the long run — or even whether the plane could be ready for Mr. Trump to use before the end of his second term.
—Eric Lipton, New York Times, 20 May 2025
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Noun
Ukrainian leaders and their European allies have stressed the importance of security guarantees in any agreement to prevent Russia from trying to restart its war when the military has had a chance to resupply and refit.
—Mike Brest, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2025
Over the past season, the refit team has completed work on more than 30 yachts of all different sizes, styles, and origins.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 9 July 2025
Verb
Depending on what was left of it after any spyware removal, it might be scrapped, refitted or passed over entirely.
—Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 23 May 2025
There are lingering questions about how much financial sense the still-unsigned deal would make, given the costs of refitting the plane for presidential use and operating it over the long run — or even whether the plane could be ready for Mr. Trump to use before the end of his second term.
—Eric Lipton, New York Times, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for refit
Noun
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The structural modification creates a weaker, more optimal interaction with zinc ions compared to the original TEP molecule.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Sep. 2025
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The strike comes after Joël Lightbound, the minister responsible for Canada Post, detailed a number of modifications to the national postal service, including the end of door-to-door mail service, termination of the rural moratorium on post office closures, and more.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Rocketown partnered with Ashland City United Methodist, and the nonprofit will take over the church's stand-alone youth center and redesign it.—
Brad Schmitt,
Nashville Tennessean,
25 Sep. 2025
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The entire game’s interface has been reworked and redesigned to make battle both smoother to play, and easier to read — and there are literally dozens upon dozens of little tweaks.—
Hayes Madsen,
Rolling Stone,
24 Sep. 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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The company will reequip its Amtrak Long Distance Network, considering ideas from as many as 10 manufacturers, according to Amtrak.—
Alison Fox,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Jan. 2023
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The report reflected an unusually large upward adjustment of half a percentage point, which the Bureau of Economic Analysis attributed to a revision to consumer spending.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
25 Sep. 2025
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Further revisions include the removal of a $500,000 cap on above-the-line costs, such as actors’ pay and lower eligibility requirements for VFS and animation subsidies.—
Diana Lodderhose,
Deadline,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Last year, Walmart laid off 155 employees in Charlotte after remodeling more than a dozen area stores as the company consolidated its corporate offices nationally.—
Brian Gordon,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Sep. 2025
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The townhome-style property built in 1978 was remodeled in 2022.—
Samantha Gowen,
Oc Register,
26 Sep. 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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This mistake repeats across every major transformation.—
Mike Hoffman,
Fortune,
28 Sep. 2025
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From the crisis facing Korean cinema to the festival’s competitive transformation, here are the five key takeaways that emerged from BIFF 2025.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
27 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Lavin had filmed seven of the series’ 10-episode order at the time of her death, and the creative team had to regroup and rework the remaining episodes while grieving her loss.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
29 Sep. 2025
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Take a trenchcoat cut from see-through fabrication for a more delicate interpretation of outerwear or a vest reworked in a one-shoulder version to inject a fresh spin on a popular item of the moment.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Refit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refit. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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