as in to redesign
to adapt to modern needs, taste, or usage
a proposal to modernize the old school and bring it into the 21st century
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Recent Examples of modernize
The report further found that NASA has struggled to maintain and modernize its launch infrastructure, partially due to declining maintenance budgets and poor funding structures that prevent an equitable recoupment of costs from commercial providers leasing the launch facilities.
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Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
24 June 2026
And a proposal from Nunn aimed at modernizing USDA housing rules and expanding access to homeownership in rural America was included in a housing bill that advanced out of Congress on Tuesday.
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Justin Papp,
CNBC,
24 June 2026
The Vendor Ecosystem Tells An Important Story The technology companies investing in sports are also helping organizations modernize ERP, supply chains, data platforms and operations.
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Robert Kramer,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Rubio leaned into the stick side of the carrot-and-stick approach to Cuba on Tuesday, dashing hopes from the Cuban government that a new move to modernize could spare it from further crushing sanctions.
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Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
23 June 2026
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Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
24 June 2026
And a proposal from Nunn aimed at modernizing USDA housing rules and expanding access to homeownership in rural America was included in a housing bill that advanced out of Congress on Tuesday.
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Justin Papp,
CNBC,
24 June 2026
The Vendor Ecosystem Tells An Important Story The technology companies investing in sports are also helping organizations modernize ERP, supply chains, data platforms and operations.
—
Robert Kramer,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Rubio leaned into the stick side of the carrot-and-stick approach to Cuba on Tuesday, dashing hopes from the Cuban government that a new move to modernize could spare it from further crushing sanctions.
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Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
23 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for modernize
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Companies that see meaningful value are nearly three times as likely to have redesigned their workflows first.
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The developer, Cal Coast, claims the city’s bureaucratic bottleneck delayed permits to redesign the site, leading to the collapse of a $68 million real estate deal.
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November 2010 – Construction begins on project to update the pool, prone to leaking, holding stagnant water and taking nearly 20 to 30 million gallons of city water a year to refill.
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Just in the last 12 years, the company has spent more than 50 million euros (approximately $57 million) on its textile business, including international expansion, updates to its sites in Brixen and Kufstein and investments in its laboratories.
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To keep things streamlined, keep most of your products in bins stored inside drawers or cabinets.
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Eighty-nine percent of small business owners report using AI for streamlining routine tasks including data analysis, marketing and communication, according to research published in April 2025 by the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City.
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The platform is also stepping into production of local content, starting first in Latin America, remaking its shows in local-language versions for Brazil, Mexico and Colombia, and now looking at opportunities in Asia.
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From Platner to Raman, a left-wing movement is poised to remake a national party in its own image.
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“Modernize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/modernize. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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