updated; updating; updates
: to bring up to date
: to become up to date
My computer updated overnight.
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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Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 23 June 2026
The new hub will rely on Flowcode, a company that generates customizable QR codes that can be updated in real time and often feature colors and other elements that help make the advertiser using it more distinguishable from similar efforts.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 22 June 2026
Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2026
The new software will soon be available to all 125 owners of the $4 million hypercar via over-the-air update.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 16 June 2026
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Verb
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.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 23 June 2026
The new hub will rely on Flowcode, a company that generates customizable QR codes that can be updated in real time and often feature colors and other elements that help make the advertiser using it more distinguishable from similar efforts.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 22 June 2026
Noun
But the improvement was not enough to erase the lead held by opponents, according to an analysis of vote updates monitored by The Bee over the past two weeks.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2026
The new software will soon be available to all 125 owners of the $4 million hypercar via over-the-air update.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 16 June 2026
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“Update.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/update. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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