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noun

Definition of refitnext
as in modification

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refit

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verb

1
as in to redesign

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2
as in to reequip

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Recent Examples of refit
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
In 1855, the desk was recovered by an American whaler and Congress appropriated funding to refit the ship that the desk was on to England, as a gift to Queen Victoria. — Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for refit
Recent Examples of Synonyms for refit
  1. modification
  2. redesign
  3. reequip
  4. revision
  5. remodel
  6. refurnish
  7. transformation
  8. rework
Noun
  • The ordinance with the modifications is now pending a second reading at the next council meeting, followed by final approval by the Coastal Commission.
    — Luke Harold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2025
  • Listen to this article The Del Mar City Council approved several modifications requested by the California Coastal Commission April 7 to finalize recent zoning changes that are part of the city’s housing element.
    — Luke Harold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2025
Definition of modification
Verb
  • In an interview with The New York Times, Sanchez explained her involvement in redesigning the space suit.
    — Elizabeth Stanton, FOXNews.com, 13 Apr. 2025
  • Aurora is moving forward with plans to redesign downtown’s Millennium Plaza to be more functional for everyday recreational activities but still accommodate small performances.
    — R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
Definition of redesign
Verb
  • The 110th Brigade is helping to buy time for other brigades to reequip with heavier weaponry.
    — David Axe, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2023
  • 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
Definition of reequip
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of revision
Verb
  • According to local reports, it had been remodeled several times to update its dance floor, ambiance, lights and sound.
    — Griselda Flores, Billboard, 8 Apr. 2025
  • The proposal would remodel and add to a vacant 3,500-square-foot two-story house at 625 Wrelton Drive in Bird Rock, facing Tourmaline Beach.
    — Ashley Mackin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
Definition of remodel
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of refurnish
Noun
  • 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
  • This entails conceptualizing, researching and writing about how IT leaders can and should adopt cloud experiences to accelerate and advance their corporate digital transformation strategies.
    — Clint Boulton, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Definition of transformation
Verb
  • 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
  • The case of the new Royale Paris has been reworked.
    — Anthony DeMarco, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
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