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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Penny Weaver, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2025
This story has been updated with additional reporting.
—Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
Sign up for our free Royals newsletter to get the latest updates on Kate Middleton, Meghan Markle and more!
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
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Verb
City leaders in March approved a contract to update the town's master water plan.
—Penny Weaver, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2025
This story has been updated with additional reporting.
—Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Noun
Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our EW Dispatch newsletter.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
Sign up for our free Royals newsletter to get the latest updates on Kate Middleton, Meghan Markle and more!
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
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“Update.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/update. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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