as in redesigned
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 contemporized
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.
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Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contemporized
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The honors are considered a key gauge for how media perceive automakers’ new and redesigned vehicles, and buyers often use them in selecting vehicles for purchase.—
Alexa St. John,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
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The company redesigned the insole to focus on 10 different pain points, from knees, hips, and lower back, carefully providing support for continuous comfort.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Jan. 2026
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This story has been updated with additional information.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
15 Jan. 2026
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This story has been updated with additional context and developments.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
15 Jan. 2026
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Since then, Babbling Brook has been carefully restored and modernized to today’s standards.—
Jessica Puckett,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Jan. 2026
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Spring also indicated that Macy’s net promoter scores are improving, that Bloomingdale’s delivered 9 percent comp sales growth during the third quarter, Bluemercury delivered its 19th consecutive quarter of comp sales growth and the supply chain is being modernized.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Lurie streamlined housing approvals, re-organized and sped up city safety responses, launched an anti-homelessness campaign and won a 73 percent approval rating among local voters.—
Thomas D. Elias,
Oc Register,
8 Jan. 2026
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Next steps Segura has promised that the plans for the 12 schools starting turnarounds next year will be much more organized and streamlined since the district has more time to plan.—
Keri Heath,
Austin American Statesman,
4 Jan. 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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“Contemporized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contemporized. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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