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retrofit

[re-troh-fit, re-troh-fit, re-troh-fit] / ˈrɛ troʊˌfɪt, ˌrɛ troʊˈfɪt, ˈrɛ troʊˌfɪt /
VERB
adapt for use with something older
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Riot Platforms will make around $90 million in capital expenditures to retrofit the Rockdale facility.

From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026

“It was like trying to turn a Honda into a Hummer,” said Justin Newton, a former Imagineer who oversaw the retrofit and now works at SeaWorld owner United Parks & Resorts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 10, 2026

Boston Borough Council said its home energy advice and retrofit team will holding a Beat your Winter Worries clinic at Centenary Methodist Church.

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2025

Building a house with accessible safety options is less costly than trying to retrofit homes after they’re built, so planning ahead for aging makes sense, Butler said.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 5, 2025

The Center has since benefitted by a forty-million-dollar retrofit, but there's still enough forest and swamp on the facility for the Border Patrol to put in tracking practice.

From The Hacker Crackdown, law and disorder on the electronic frontier by Sterling, Bruce