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
Dubai Tourism Contributor, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Its sister ship has departed from a Japanese naval base for a major refit.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Tamara Qiblawi, CNN, 30 Nov. 2024
Hurtigruten is converting three more of its ships to be hybrid-battery expedition ships: the MS Richard With, the MS Kong Harald, and the MS Nordlys will all be refitted with new main engines and battery packs to slash carbon output by 25 percent.
—Jonny Bierman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Apr. 2023
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Noun
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
Its sister ship has departed from a Japanese naval base for a major refit.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Verb
Behind him, five employees, decked out in the bakery’s red and white uniform, were refitting the countertops at the storefront.
—Tamara Qiblawi, CNN, 30 Nov. 2024
Hurtigruten is converting three more of its ships to be hybrid-battery expedition ships: the MS Richard With, the MS Kong Harald, and the MS Nordlys will all be refitted with new main engines and battery packs to slash carbon output by 25 percent.
—Jonny Bierman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Apr. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for refit
Noun
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Focus on healthy lifestyle modifications rather than sudden drops in body weight.3 Prognosis and Life Expectancy The prognosis for people with biliary colic is generally good with appropriate treatment.Lindsay Curtis, Health, 10 Jan. 2025
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By late 2015, the otherwise down-at-the-heels Quebec shipyard was awarded a contract for modification of the MV Asterix, an auxiliary replenishment vessel.Craig Hooper, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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This structural inequity points to a shortfall in the current retirement landscape and should be an impetus for companies to consider redesigning their retirement benefit plans.Shahar Ziv, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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The in-store experience will include red shopping bags, which symbolize good luck and prosperity in the new year, which have been redesigned with serpentine shapes in the classic T-monogram.Nick Hall, WWD, 7 Jan. 2025
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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
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The initial estimate for the final quarter of 2024 suggests a further contraction of 0.1 percent, though this figure remains subject to revision as more detailed data for December becomes available.Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
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However, job statistics for last year are expected to be revised down when annual revisions are reported in March.Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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The sprawling former Montana restaurant, 1910 S. Main St., will be remodeled into a large barbecue serving line, bar and patio to open by fall, Churchill said.Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Jan. 2025
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The designer remodeled the garage to contain his design studio and a sleeping loft that allows the couple to host overnight guests, given that the second bedroom functions as an office.Jessica Ritz, Architectural Digest, 2 Jan. 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
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Federal law dictates that only $5,000 can be spent on refurnishing a Cabinet secretary's offices.Jessica Estepa, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2018
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Are the people in your life helping or hindering your growth and transformation?Valerie Mesa, People.com, 14 Jan. 2025
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The digital realm is rapidly transforming, and AI technology leads the way in that transformation through search.Dr. Bin Tang, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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Such surprises can delay timelines by months and require reworking entire segments.Katherine Latham, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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Some of his promises — reworking content filters, for example — will be hard to track directly.The Editors, National Review, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Refit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refit. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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