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contemporize

verb

kən-ˈtem-pə-ˌrīz How to pronounce contemporize (audio)
Definition of contemporizenext
as in to redesign
to adapt to modern needs, taste, or usage the new owners of the old-line French restaurant plan to contemporize the menu and make the place seem less intimidating

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Recent Examples of contemporize Bestselling classic Banana styles of the past are being reimagined and contemporized. — David Moin, Footwear News, 19 May 2026 Anderson has contemporized the timeline, situating us in our dismayingly recognizable era of fascist creep and following a sadly less recognizable underground effort to stop it. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025 At the same time, the mill is celebrating denim’s heritage with a collaboration that contemporizes classic textiles. — Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 14 Apr. 2025 At the 151-room W Budapest, a Neo-Renaissance building from 1886 once home to the Hungarian State Ballet Academy, lavish details like tiles and arches were preserved, yet are contemporized with such elements as sleek bronze cladding. — Alia Akkam, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Mar. 2024 See All Example Sentences for contemporize
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contemporize
  1. redesign
  2. modernize
  3. update
  4. streamline
  5. remake
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  • Boeing would have to find out what tooling still exists, rebuild jigs and dies, locate or replace hundreds of suppliers, requalify manufacturing processes, recruit specialist workers, and possibly redesign components that are no longer available.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The agency might even take the opportunity to completely redesign the disastrous Ashland, Armitage and Elston Avenue intersection and save generations of Chicagoans the headache of spending 15 minutes navigating through a single stoplight.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of redesign
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  • The Pentagon’s 2027 budget requests nearly $75 million to modernize and incorporate AI into systems that help commanders manage forces and make battlefield decisions.
    — Jared Perlo, NBC news, 19 Sep. 2026
  • This milestone will allow the project to enter its design phase, where engineers will develop plans to replace and modernize multiple systems in LANSCE’s front end.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of modernize
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  • Dantas seemingly last updated her TikTok account in January 2025, sharing a video lip syncing to a popular audio with another creator.
    — Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Updated Sapphire Reserve DoorDash credits The Sapphire Reserve is also updating its existing DoorDash benefits.
    — Ryley Amond, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of update
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  • Disney‘s President and Chief Creative Officer Dana Walden is streamlining the leadership of the company’s direct-to-consumer operation.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026
  • For the deceased who leave behind an inheritance in Mexico, including land, the process for Mexican beneficiaries is streamlined through probate court.
    — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of streamline
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  • His high-profile attempt to remake The Wicker Man, however, underscored the risk of big-studio ventures.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Others are taking part — but remain skeptical of the fund’s ability to remake rural care, especially with new challenges on the horizon.
    — Daniel Payne, STAT, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of remake

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“Contemporize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contemporize. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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