as in to redesign
to adapt to modern needs, taste, or usage
the new owners of the old-line French restaurant plan to contemporize the menu and make the place seem less intimidating
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Recent Examples of contemporize
The delight in contemporizing the antiquated past may feel akin to the Pope in cassocks and a White Sox baseball cap, or a good medieval meme.
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Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 3 Feb. 2026
Movado is mining its archives to revisit and contemporize iconic Art Deco styles for the 21st century consumer.
—Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 14 Nov. 2025
Anderson has contemporized the timeline, situating us in our dismayingly recognizable era of fascist creep and following a sadly less recognizable underground effort to stop it.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
Three trans opera singers refine their unique vocal talents and contemporize the history of gender-fluid performances in the art form.
TO YOUR HANDS: DIR Ana Mouyis.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 7 May 2025
The struggling restaurant’s South Asian owner Ananya (Mahira Kakkar) clings to her and her late husband’s original dream for the place while her forward-thinking Thai-American cook, Jacob (Tommy Bo), urges her to contemporize the menu of traditional dishes and the House of India vibe.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2025
At the same time, the mill is celebrating denim’s heritage with a collaboration that contemporizes classic textiles.
—Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 14 Apr. 2025
Abu Jani Sandeep Khosla, the beloved designer duo synonymous with reviving and contemporizing embroidery techniques, will also mark their presence at the Vogue Wedding Atelier.
—Sonakshi Sharma, Vogue, 7 Apr. 2025
Lydia Cornett & Brit Fryer; 2024; USA; 18 min
Three trans opera singers refine their unique vocal talents and contemporize the history of gender-fluid
performances in the art form.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 5 Feb. 2025
Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 3 Feb. 2026
Movado is mining its archives to revisit and contemporize iconic Art Deco styles for the 21st century consumer.
—Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 14 Nov. 2025
Anderson has contemporized the timeline, situating us in our dismayingly recognizable era of fascist creep and following a sadly less recognizable underground effort to stop it.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
Three trans opera singers refine their unique vocal talents and contemporize the history of gender-fluid performances in the art form.
TO YOUR HANDS: DIR Ana Mouyis.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 7 May 2025
The struggling restaurant’s South Asian owner Ananya (Mahira Kakkar) clings to her and her late husband’s original dream for the place while her forward-thinking Thai-American cook, Jacob (Tommy Bo), urges her to contemporize the menu of traditional dishes and the House of India vibe.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2025
At the same time, the mill is celebrating denim’s heritage with a collaboration that contemporizes classic textiles.
—Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 14 Apr. 2025
Abu Jani Sandeep Khosla, the beloved designer duo synonymous with reviving and contemporizing embroidery techniques, will also mark their presence at the Vogue Wedding Atelier.
—Sonakshi Sharma, Vogue, 7 Apr. 2025
Lydia Cornett & Brit Fryer; 2024; USA; 18 min
Three trans opera singers refine their unique vocal talents and contemporize the history of gender-fluid
performances in the art form.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 5 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contemporize
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At the conclusion of every regular season, provided the Knicks make the playoffs, the organization redesigns the corridor leading from the home locker room to the Madison Square Garden hardwood floors.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
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The Better Bus Network grew out of a years-long push to rethink a system that had not been fully redesigned in decades.—
Yaelis Pena,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 2026
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Beyond these technical tools, the Hub will also offer specialized workforce training programs designed to modernize logistics and procurement strategies.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Its traditional farm buildings have been sensitively modernized by Portuguese architect Eduardo Souto de Moura, now housing 40 rooms as well as a spa, fitness studio, two outdoor pools, and a choice of restaurants that champion the estate’s agricultural output.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Apr. 2026
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It will be updated daily throughout the playoffs, as the odds to win each series will shift with results.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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The marble and subway-tile motif is echoed in the bathroom, which has also been updated.—
Katie McDonough,
Curbed,
27 Apr. 2026
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Anthropic has gained new momentum in recent months, fueled in part by demand for AI coding tools that streamline the process of software development.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
23 Apr. 2026
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The House will vote on legislation designed to streamline geothermal energy development in hopes of lowering energy costs.—
Adam Beam,
AJC.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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The 49ers are remaking their defensive front.—
Sam Warren,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Miami is remaking its secondary, which gives Johnson an immediate opportunity to compete for a starting spot.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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