as in to redesign
to adapt to modern needs, taste, or usage
a proposal to modernize the old school and bring it into the 21st century
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Recent Examples of modernize
Many of this year’s 200 academy graduates, now commissioned as Coast Guard officers, will serve and lead missions around the globe as the service expands and modernizes.
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Gidget Fuentes, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2025
Beach told me an extra forty million dollars a year would go a long way in financing the investments and pilot projects needed to modernize the agency’s crucial surveys.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
Senators Chuck Schumer, Bernie Sanders and Ron Wyden have introduced the Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act, which would allow for hiring new staff, protecting data and modernizing services to reduce wait times.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025
Failure to Act: Lawmakers have killed or weakened bills to modernize Oregon’s slow approval process, which is one factor critics blame for Oregon’s dismal green energy growth.
—Tony Schick, ProPublica, 14 Aug. 2025
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Gidget Fuentes, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2025
Beach told me an extra forty million dollars a year would go a long way in financing the investments and pilot projects needed to modernize the agency’s crucial surveys.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
Senators Chuck Schumer, Bernie Sanders and Ron Wyden have introduced the Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act, which would allow for hiring new staff, protecting data and modernizing services to reduce wait times.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025
Failure to Act: Lawmakers have killed or weakened bills to modernize Oregon’s slow approval process, which is one factor critics blame for Oregon’s dismal green energy growth.
—Tony Schick, ProPublica, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for modernize
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Last week, blood oxygen readings returned to the Apple Watch Series 9, Series 10, and Ultra 2 Apple redesigned the feature so that readings are taken on a paired iPhone, not the watch itself.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
21 Aug. 2025
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The 2026 Jeep Cherokee redesign aims to evoke the iconic Cherokee SUV brand, which has dotted the company’s history for decades.—
Laya Neelakandan,
CNBC,
21 Aug. 2025
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This article has been updated with additional information.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Aug. 2025
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This story may be updated as more information becomes available.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
19 Aug. 2025
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Among the recommendations listed: streamlining the design and construction requirements.—
Miguel Chacon,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Aug. 2025
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His background in disruptive business models at Airbnb aligned with Musk's vision of streamlining federal operations through aggressive efficiency measures.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Aug. 2025
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While new developments along 116th Street get most of the notice, Fishers has been remaking the properties north and south of the main drag just as quickly.—
John Tuohy,
IndyStar,
15 Aug. 2025
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If the proposal goes ahead, China will invest several hundreds of million dollars into the building’s transformation, remaking it as the largest embassy in Europe.—
Sophie Tanno,
CNN Money,
10 Aug. 2025
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“Modernize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/modernize. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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