modernization
noun
mod·ern·i·za·tion
ˌmä-dər-nə-ˈzā-shən 
1
: the act of modernizing : the state of being modernized
2
: something modernized : a modernized version
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The airport is undergoing a $9 billion modernization program.
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Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
Layden was the director of CDC’s Office of Public Health Data, Surveillance and Technology, which oversees the agency’s data-modernization efforts.
—Dominique Mosbergen, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
Shantanu Thakur, state minister of ports, shipping and waterways, also addressed the roundtable session, underscoring reforms in port modernization, inland waterways expansion and green shipping.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
This is not just modernization.
—Charles Morey, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
Layden was the director of CDC’s Office of Public Health Data, Surveillance and Technology, which oversees the agency’s data-modernization efforts.
—Dominique Mosbergen, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
Shantanu Thakur, state minister of ports, shipping and waterways, also addressed the roundtable session, underscoring reforms in port modernization, inland waterways expansion and green shipping.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
This is not just modernization.
—Charles Morey, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for modernization
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“Modernization.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/modernization. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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