refitting

verb

Definition of refittingnext
present participle of refit
1
as in redesigning

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2
as in reequipping

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for refitting
  1. remodeling
  2. modifying
  3. transforming
  4. altering
  5. preparing
  6. recycling
  7. remaking
  8. reinventing
Verb
  • As the Dodgers officially welcomed their latest gazillionaire pitcher to a remodeling Dodger Stadium on Tuesday, the churning of the bulldozers in the infield was momentarily drowned out by the whining around the baseball world.
    Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
  • This means projects like remodeling your kitchen, adding a new bathroom, or repairing a roof could qualify for the deduction, helping to offset the cost.
    Natalie Campisi, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of remodeling
Verb
  • The designation would also prohibit federal agencies from destroying or modifying that habitat.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • However, there are additional surcharges for choosing a seat assignment and modifying reservations.
    Stella Shon, Travel + Leisure, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of modifying
Verb
  • Staying ahead of emerging trends and consumer expectations is key to making your brand stand out and stay relevant, and artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the landscape of marketing and personalization to make that easier.
    Fatima Yusuf, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Forbes convenes and curates the most influential leaders and entrepreneurs who are driving change, transforming business and making a significant impact on the world.
    Forbes Press Releases, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of transforming
Verb
  • As artificial intelligence increasingly serves as a key driving force in business strategies across all sectors, this shift is altering the labor market, allowing technology workers to explore opportunities beyond their traditional industry.
    Jack Kelly, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
  • These technologies have ripple effects across an organization, altering what employees across numerous functions should be spending their time doing.
    Tomas Gorny, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of altering
Verb
  • Relying on luck typically leads people to ignore the responsibility of preparing for the inevitable.
    Andreza Araujo, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Spaces represent the steps in catching, slaughtering and preparing a goose for the festive table, and pitfalls—like a jail, a tavern or death—could lose a player a turn or two, or return them to the start.
    John Last, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of preparing
Verb
  • Grand Velas also supports recycling not only on the property but in the local community as well.
    Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 28 Nov. 2024
  • The high cost is attributed to depreciation of recycling facility assets.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of recycling
Verb
  • The Experience Gap Artificial intelligence is remaking the world of work, especially changing how the mundane, repetitive tasks done by entry-level workers are performed.
    Bruno V. Manno, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Yet when encountering them in the work of artist Felix Gonzalez-Torres, viewers are encouraged to bring their personal histories to the artwork—rewriting or remaking these objects as their own.
    Nathan Pugh, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of remaking
Verb
  • Meanwhile Brookfield Properties is also reinventing its Canary Wharf estate in London, another office-only scheme now pivoting towards retail, leisure, hospitality and residential.
    Mark Faithfull, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
  • But in 2012, the government ordered a crackdown following a string of fatal accidents linked to poor safety standards and a culture of excess along the river that flows through the town, reinventing Vang Vieng as more of an eco-paradise and adventure travel hub.
    Jessie Yeung, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of reinventing
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