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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Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
The car is not the Camaro in most other respects, too, with the interior getting a bespoke redesign, the body panels changed, the bumpers changed, the front grille reworked, and the headlights and tail lights updated, too.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 15 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
Britney Spears 🌹🚀 (@britneyspears) October 16, 2025 This post has been updated.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
The car is not the Camaro in most other respects, too, with the interior getting a bespoke redesign, the body panels changed, the bumpers changed, the front grille reworked, and the headlights and tail lights updated, too.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 15 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 17 Oct. 2025.
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