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to adapt to modern needs, taste, or usage
the movie is basically a retelling of the tried-and-true Cinderella story, updated for today's hipper audiences
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Recent Examples of updated
Jess Hoffert, Midwest Living, 9 May 2026
This would also provide a historic opportunity to incorporate the rights of the Tribes into an updated Compact.
—Chris Winter, Denver Post, 22 Nov. 2025
The updated charging modality allows for faster, more-efficient energy transfer (in this case, at up to 240 W), with communication between the charger and the battery meant to prevent issues such as overheating and thermal runaway that trigger fires.
—IEEE Spectrum, 18 Nov. 2025
Ingraham's question appeared to call back to a rumor that first started in the spring when the president began showing off his updated Oval Office.
—Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 12 Nov. 2025
The new exterior design improves aerodynamics, and brings styling up to par with Nissan's other recent offerings such as the new Leaf and the updated Murano.
—New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2025
But in most other cases, Apple seems happy to take older icons and automatically modify them to match Tahoe's theming rather than letting old, non-updated icons stick out as all the other icons on your system change their colors and tints.
—ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
John Kell, Fortune, 13 May 2026
This is a developing story and will be updated.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2026
This story has been updated with additional information.
—Dianne Gallagher, CNN Money, 13 May 2026
This article is being continuously updated.
—Kansas City Star, 13 May 2026
Be sure to sign up for text alerts and follow us on Instagram, TikTok and Flipboard to stay updated!
—Kasey Caminiti, USA Today, 13 May 2026
The projections will be updated daily.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 7 May 2026
After reports that vitamin K deficiency bleeding was on the rise, the American Academy of Pediatrics updated its policy statement in 2022 to stress the shot’s safety and efficacy.
—Lee Hutchinson, ArsTechnica, 6 May 2026
This story will be updated if either does.
—Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
Adjective
Just northeast of downtown, at Lake Geneva at Grand Geneva Resort and Spa, choose a room, suite, or villa; enjoy two golf courses and excellent restaurants, as well as an updated WELL Spa + Salon and a fitness center.
—Jess Hoffert, Midwest Living, 9 May 2026
This would also provide a historic opportunity to incorporate the rights of the Tribes into an updated Compact.
—Chris Winter, Denver Post, 22 Nov. 2025
The updated charging modality allows for faster, more-efficient energy transfer (in this case, at up to 240 W), with communication between the charger and the battery meant to prevent issues such as overheating and thermal runaway that trigger fires.
—IEEE Spectrum, 18 Nov. 2025
Ingraham's question appeared to call back to a rumor that first started in the spring when the president began showing off his updated Oval Office.
—Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 12 Nov. 2025
The new exterior design improves aerodynamics, and brings styling up to par with Nissan's other recent offerings such as the new Leaf and the updated Murano.
—New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2025
But in most other cases, Apple seems happy to take older icons and automatically modify them to match Tahoe's theming rather than letting old, non-updated icons stick out as all the other icons on your system change their colors and tints.
—ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
But at software-as-a-service company HubSpot, 100% of engineers are using AI in their workflows, which the company says has resulted in a 73% increase in the lines of code updated by its engineers.
—John Kell, Fortune, 13 May 2026
This is a developing story and will be updated.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2026
This story has been updated with additional information.
—Dianne Gallagher, CNN Money, 13 May 2026
This article is being continuously updated.
—Kansas City Star, 13 May 2026
Be sure to sign up for text alerts and follow us on Instagram, TikTok and Flipboard to stay updated!
—Kasey Caminiti, USA Today, 13 May 2026
The projections will be updated daily.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 7 May 2026
After reports that vitamin K deficiency bleeding was on the rise, the American Academy of Pediatrics updated its policy statement in 2022 to stress the shot’s safety and efficacy.
—Lee Hutchinson, ArsTechnica, 6 May 2026
This story will be updated if either does.
—Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for updated
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Also Sunday, Kenya and France signed 11 agreements involving investments in various sectors, including an ambitious nuclear energy plant, modernized transport, and sustainable agriculture.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 May 2026
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Whether Washington is willing to move beyond pressure campaigns and sanctions toward something closer to a modernized Reagan Doctrine remains unclear.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
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Collaborations thus far have been scarce, but most notably, the shoe was redesigned by Cincinnati retailer Unheardof for its popular Piggy Runner series.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
14 May 2026
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Lastly, Google has redesigned its emoji yet again.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
12 May 2026
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The video is the latest in a lengthy stream of controversies the probation department has faced in recent years.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2023
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The shooting happened the day before the fifth anniversary of the Parkland, Florida, school shooting that killed 17 and is the latest in what has become a deadly new year in the U.S.—
Joey Cappelletti and Mike Householder,
Anchorage Daily News,
15 Feb. 2023
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In Sunny Isles Beach, another town that’s been remade by major development projects, the Bentley Residences tower is expected to be completed this year.—
Catherine Odom,
Miami Herald,
6 Feb. 2026
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Of course, there are only so many bad movies that are ripe to be remade; only so many movies that are famous enough to feel like safe investments, but also flawed enough to guarantee that Hollywood executives will feel like creative geniuses for improving upon them.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
14 Nov. 2025
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In a rematch of last year’s championship, Jefferson defeated Oconee County 4-3 on penalty kicks to win the girls 3A state title Tuesday at Duluth High School.—
Sarah Spencer,
AJC.com,
13 May 2026
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Two losses in last month’s three league matches gave the impression of momentum slipping, and even if performances improved towards the end of April, something different was needed to shift the energy towards the club.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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Aurora's program has existed for decades, but officials recently streamlined the application process through the city's online customer service portal.—
Tori Mason,
CBS News,
16 May 2026
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The process is streamlined via the signing of a Technology Safeguards Agreement (TSA) at the nation-to-nation level.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
13 May 2026
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