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 first areas to get Brudnizki’s Midas touch were the pool—now with jaunty red-orange umbrellas—the casual Splendido Grill adjacent to the pool, and the Baronessa Suite, which were redesigned in 2023.—
Laura Itzkowitz,
Robb Report,
23 Oct. 2025
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To highlight its shift, the brand revamped its Paris and Hong Kong flagships with a sleeker, more contemporary look, redesigned its logo and focused on key core items — all while delivering double-digit growth across key markets.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
20 Oct. 2025
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This is a developing story and will be updated.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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This story has been updated to include additional information.—
Natalie Davies,
Freep.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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The fabric, which went out of production in 1991, has now been rechristened and modernized as one of three Knoll archival reissues introduced this fall.—
Catherine Hong,
Architectural Digest,
28 Oct. 2025
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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre The 2003 reboot sought to retell the original story but modernized it for a new generation.—
Keith Langston,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 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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For this recipe, there's no bottom crust—we’ve streamlined with a shingled puff pastry topping.—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Contemporized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contemporized. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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