updated; updating; updates
: to bring up to date
1
: an act or instance of updating
2
: current information for updating something
3
: an up-to-date version, account, or report
Examples of update in a Sentence
Verb
I need to update my address book.
update all the population figures
She wants to update her wardrobe.
Noun
I haven't heard the latest weather update.
You can download updates for free.
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Kansas City Star, 8 Oct. 2025
This article was updated with more information.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Kayla Steinberg, NBC news, 10 Oct. 2025
In the kitchen arena, standouts include KitchenAid stand mixers of course, however the Drew Barrymore toaster was an unexpected strong performer in our best toaster test update this year.
—Melissa Knific, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Oct. 2025
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Verb
This article is being continuously updated.
—Kansas City Star, 8 Oct. 2025
This article was updated with more information.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
Purvis has yet to receive any of the shipments, only a flurry of conflicting tracking updates from UPS.
—Kayla Steinberg, NBC news, 10 Oct. 2025
In the kitchen arena, standouts include KitchenAid stand mixers of course, however the Drew Barrymore toaster was an unexpected strong performer in our best toaster test update this year.
—Melissa Knific, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Oct. 2025
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“Update.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/update. Accessed 12 Oct. 2025.
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