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Examples of upgrade in a Sentence
a slight upgrade in the roadway
The hotel offered us a room upgrade.
Recent Examples of upgrade from the Web
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Stewart estimates that the upgrades may take two years and cost up to $100,000.
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The state is finishing up designs on a project that aims to improve the Long Ridge Road train crossing, but some residents say the upgrade still does not make the intersection safe enough.
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The upgrade puts Indonesia on par with the Philippines and India.
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The upgrades have taken a while though and cost upwards of $400 million, according to the Planetary Society.
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The upgrades are intended to enhance service to farms, a county Solid Waste Authority facility and other customers in the area, according to FPL spokesman Bill Orlove.
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All-Star Game is returning to Dodger Stadium in 2020 for the first time since 1980, thanks in large part to the upgrades made by the team’s ownership in recent years.
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As first reported by The Verge, the upgrade was revealed in a message from Google to administrators of G Suite accounts—G Suite being the suite of Google services that organizations can use on their own web domains, rather than Google’s.
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But the roster upgrades have led to perhaps one of the fastest transformations in NBA history.
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First Known Use of upgrade
1873
Definition of upgrade
: to raise or improve the grade of: such as
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: to improve (livestock) by use of purebred sires
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: to advance to a job requiring a higher level of skill especially as part of a training program
c
: to raise the quality of
d
: to raise the classification and usually the price of without improving the quality
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: to extend the usefulness of (something, such as a device)
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: to assign a less serious status to
- upgraded the patient's condition to good
: to replace something (such as software or an electronic device) with a more useful version or alternative
- Upgrading to a new operating system can make people anxious, even under the best of circumstances.
- —Macworld
Examples of upgrade in a Sentence
This course will help you to upgrade your computer skills.
They've upgraded the quality of their service.
The city is upgrading the sewage treatment plant.
The office is upgrading the telephone system.
They upgraded the hotel to attract more business patrons.
We were able to upgrade to first class.
We had reserved a double room, but the hotel upgraded us to a suite.
Recent Examples of upgrade from the Web
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The original wagon has been restored and musical digital-interface technology has upgraded the calliope enabling more people to play it.
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That system is currently being upgraded to prevent such releases; work is being done as part of a consent decree aimed at improving the sewer system and water quality.
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At their March meeting, rate-setters slightly upgraded forecasts of how far rates should eventually rise.
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Maricopa County Community Colleges recently upgraded its payroll system, causing hundreds of employees to be overpaid or underpaid.
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Last June, United upgraded 11 seasonal service routes—like those between Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, and San Francisco to Hawaii—to be year-round.
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The $75 million project will upgrade 456 housing apartments for senior and disabled residents and 100 units for families.
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The intersection improvements include adding a traffic signal at the four-way stop, resurfacing the roadway, improving drainage and upgrading pedestrians and bicyclists accommodations, according to the project website.
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Team leaders can upgrade to access management tools for $14.99 monthly.
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'upgrade.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
First Known Use of upgrade
1901
upgrade Synonyms
Near Antonyms
depose, dethrone, dismiss, expel, impeach, oust, overthrow, remove, unmake, unseat;
demean, disgrace, dishonor, humble, humiliate, mortify, shame, take down;
Related Words
aggrandize, boost, heighten, improve, lift, uplift;
acclaim, applaud, celebrate, cite, commend, compliment, congratulate, decorate;
eulogize, exalt, extol (also extoll), glorify, hail, honor, laud, praise, salute;
Phrases
kick upstairs;
UPGRADE Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of upgrade for English Language Learners
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: an area or surface that goes upward : an upward slope
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: an occurrence in which one thing is replaced by something better, newer, more valuable, etc.
Definition of upgrade for English Language Learners
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: to make (something) better by including the most recent information or improvements
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: to choose to have or use something more modern, useful, etc.
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: to get something (such as a seat on an airplane or a room in a hotel) that is better than what you had originally
UPGRADE Defined for Kids
Definition of upgrade for Students
upgraded;
upgrading
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: to raise to a higher grade or position
The restaurant was upgraded from three to four stars.
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: to improve or replace old software or an old device
Medical Dictionary
medical Definition of upgrade
upgraded;
upgrading
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: to assign a less serious status to
- upgraded the patient's condition from fair to good
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: to reclassify (as a cancer, concussion, or bone fracture) to a more serious grade when the grades are numbered from least to most serious
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