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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The Pro and Pro Max models will have brighter displays, redesigned thermal architecture and longer battery life, according to MacRumors.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025 -
Lenovo redesigned the detachable Legion TrueStrike controllers with more comfortable lines, a smoother feel, and a smarter button layout.—
Zackery Cuevas,
PC Magazine,
5 Sep. 2025
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This article is being continuously updated.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
7 Sep. 2025
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While updated for the social media age, the adaptation does include songs from the Broadway show.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025
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Grandfather Alcide devoted his life to the farm, father Alessandro modernized it, and today, Alberto, together with his wife Cinzia, has transformed it into a thriving agro-tourism destination.—
Jim Dobson,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Those renovations brought the Old Town Theatre up to state standards and modernized the aesthetics inside, but the 246-seat, three-quarter thrust space — where a stage with three sides extends into the audience gallery — still presented some challenges for the up-and-coming theater company.—
David J. Bohnet,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Aug. 2025
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Tasks that once bogged down teams for weeks can now be streamlined into a fraction of the time.—
Sixteen Ramos,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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The company’s in-house designers, project managers, and talented craftspeople keep the process streamlined and efficient.—
Elizabeth Stamp,
Architectural Digest,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Contemporized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contemporized. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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