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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Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 15 May 2025
Many experts say technical standards need to be more inclusive
Since 2021, the Association of American Medical Colleges has encouraged medical schools to update their technical standards to be more inclusive of students with disabilities.
—Kristin Wright, NPR, 15 May 2025
Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 16 May 2025
Beta Cinema has given a sales update on a trio of titles on its slate as the Cannes Film Festival’s Marché du Film gets into its stride.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 16 May 2025
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Verb
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently updated its Global dengue travel notice, due to countries experiencing higher than usual surges of the disease.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 15 May 2025
Many experts say technical standards need to be more inclusive
Since 2021, the Association of American Medical Colleges has encouraged medical schools to update their technical standards to be more inclusive of students with disabilities.
—Kristin Wright, NPR, 15 May 2025
Noun
The lack of meteorologists prompted advisories from several forecast offices that the number of updates, social media posts or other services could be reduced or delayed, and that in some cases the offices may not operate 24 hours a day.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 16 May 2025
Beta Cinema has given a sales update on a trio of titles on its slate as the Cannes Film Festival’s Marché du Film gets into its stride.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 16 May 2025
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“Update.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/update. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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