as in rebuilding
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 retrofitting
Management is retrofitting amphitheaters from as little as 1% premium capacity toward 25% and designing new arenas with up to 30% premium inventory.
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Josh Brown,sean Russo,
CNBC,
2 July 2026
Other reinforcements, like adding hurricane straps to your rafters, retrofitting soffits and bracing roof trusses, can further reduce your risk of structural damage.
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Faith Wakefield,
USA Today,
2 July 2026
The internet is full of guides to retrofitting an existing canoe with sailing rigs, but most of them require you to drill into the hull—a risky alteration for less crafty owners.
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Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
2 July 2026
At Stanford Health Care’s campus on the Peninsula, construction workers are retrofitting buildings that date to the 1950s and 1960s, said Rick Millitello, vice president of construction.
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Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
28 June 2026
But retrofitting buses, schools, and other places where people congregate with filtering systems is unwieldy and expensive.
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Veronique Greenwood,
Time,
24 June 2026
The difference between building AI into a blank workflow and retrofitting it into a functioning organization is not technical.
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Charles Towers-Clark,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Nvidia did not immediately respond to Fortune’s request for comment on the costs of the systems or if the company will be retrofitting existing data centers with the technology.
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Jacqueline Munis,
Fortune,
22 June 2026
The administration has spent the last year retrofitting the Qatari jumbo jet for presidential use.
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Arden Farhi,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
Josh Brown,sean Russo,
CNBC,
2 July 2026
Other reinforcements, like adding hurricane straps to your rafters, retrofitting soffits and bracing roof trusses, can further reduce your risk of structural damage.
—
Faith Wakefield,
USA Today,
2 July 2026
The internet is full of guides to retrofitting an existing canoe with sailing rigs, but most of them require you to drill into the hull—a risky alteration for less crafty owners.
—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
2 July 2026
At Stanford Health Care’s campus on the Peninsula, construction workers are retrofitting buildings that date to the 1950s and 1960s, said Rick Millitello, vice president of construction.
—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
28 June 2026
But retrofitting buses, schools, and other places where people congregate with filtering systems is unwieldy and expensive.
—
Veronique Greenwood,
Time,
24 June 2026
The difference between building AI into a blank workflow and retrofitting it into a functioning organization is not technical.
—
Charles Towers-Clark,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Nvidia did not immediately respond to Fortune’s request for comment on the costs of the systems or if the company will be retrofitting existing data centers with the technology.
—
Jacqueline Munis,
Fortune,
22 June 2026
The administration has spent the last year retrofitting the Qatari jumbo jet for presidential use.
—
Arden Farhi,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for retrofitting
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While players, managers and front-office executives came and went over nearly 60 years, Anixter remained a constant, witnessing everything from rebuilding seasons to the franchise-ending 2016 World Series championship.
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Around the same time, Middaugh was rebuilding her own life after relocating across the country for a relationship that eventually ended.
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Comcast also recognized value in theme parks and invested heavily, building Universal Studios as a formidable rival to Disney.
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As aides at the Capitol were actively building a stage for the celebratory event, meant to communicate a big cost-of-living win to voters, the president abruptly canceled it.
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“Retrofitting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retrofitting. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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