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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Interiors were redesigned by D’Aquino Monaco with a focus on clean lines and gallery-style finishes.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
10 Apr. 2026
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In addition to Glock, pistols with a cruciform trigger bar — including the Palmetto State Armory Dagger and the Ruger RXM — would need to be redesigned, according to Everytown spokesperson Isabel Aptman.—
Jack O'Connor,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
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This story will be updated with more events as they are announced.—
Patrick Damp,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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In 2024, the Department of Justice updated its regulations for Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, or ADA, with requirements about how state and local governments are to ensure that website content and mobile applications are accessible to those with disabilities.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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But while the floor plan is laid out much the same, the overall look and style have been elevated and modernized.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
16 Apr. 2026
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The front of the building would be modernized, but the back would be enlarged significantly.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
15 Apr. 2026
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Bus service on the B41 and B6 lines would be streamlined as part of the redesign.—
Jesse Zanger,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Admittedly, a good budgeting app would have streamlined the process.—
Nicoletta Richardson,
CNBC,
10 Apr. 2026
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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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“Contemporized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contemporized. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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