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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On the heels of that opening two years ago, Boots has redesigned more than 180 beauty halls and trained more than 1,400 beauty specialists with an emphasis on expertise and customer service.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
4 Nov. 2025
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And there is a lot of room for web interfaces to be redesigned to be friendlier to AI.—
Tharin Pillay,
Time,
4 Nov. 2025
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This article is being continuously updated.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
9 Nov. 2025
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Veteran edge rusher Bradley Chubb said interim general manager Champ Kelly kept him and his agent Erik Burkhardt updated in the days before the trade deadline.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
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Trotter said a major renovation that modernized the building included a central heating and cooling system powered by 30 vertical wells approximately 300 feet deep that are connected to high-efficiency heat pumps beneath the schoolyard parking area.—
Jessica Alvarado Gamez,
Denver Post,
6 Nov. 2025
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In addition to structural changes, the mansion’s living spaces have been modernized over time.—
Nandika Chatterjee,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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The firm keeps the design process streamlined and as fun as the interiors themselves.—
Elizabeth Stamp,
Architectural Digest,
3 Nov. 2025
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However, Disney+ exiting Doctor Who may make accessing the series outside of the United Kingdom a little more tricky, as Disney's platform streamlined the show's international distribution outside of its home country.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Contemporized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contemporized. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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