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
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
The organizers of the fair spent $10 million retrofitting six tractor-trailer trucks with mobile history exhibits created in partnership with Hillsdale College, a private conservative Christian school, and PragerU, a conservative media organization.
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Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
25 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
Peterbilt, a trucking competitor, is mirroring the move with an expansion of its own farther south, the Statesman reported in March, retrofitting a new lot and service center.
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Mark Dee,
Idaho Statesman,
12 June 2026
Passages like these have the curious effect of retrofitting Sinking’s less exceptional moments with their elegant modernity.
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Ben Cardew,
Pitchfork,
10 June 2026
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
28 June 2026
The organizers of the fair spent $10 million retrofitting six tractor-trailer trucks with mobile history exhibits created in partnership with Hillsdale College, a private conservative Christian school, and PragerU, a conservative media organization.
—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
25 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
Peterbilt, a trucking competitor, is mirroring the move with an expansion of its own farther south, the Statesman reported in March, retrofitting a new lot and service center.
—
Mark Dee,
Idaho Statesman,
12 June 2026
Passages like these have the curious effect of retrofitting Sinking’s less exceptional moments with their elegant modernity.
—
Ben Cardew,
Pitchfork,
10 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for retrofitting
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Vendors understand that switching platforms often requires rebuilding workflows or migrating complex data structures.
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The money is needed for emergency stabilization of the building, a temporary space for members to hold services, and rebuilding efforts, says the church.
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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 5 Jul. 2026.
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