as in updates
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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Fey also wrote the musical’s book, which updates the story to reflect the prevalence of social media in today’s society.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 June 2026 -
Electric vehicles made regenerative braking, active safety systems, and over-the-air software updates normal.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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At the conclusion of every regular season, provided the Knicks make the playoffs, the organization redesigns the corridor leading from the home locker room to the Madison Square Garden hardwood floors.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
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This approach redesigns enterprise workflows to embed value, operationalize governance and harden the AI lifecycle, ensuring reliability over time.—
Ashwin Gaidhani,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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SiC modernizes grid-to-server power conversion with breakthrough efficiencies utilizing high-voltage direct current transmission and solid-state transformers.—
Aditya Jadhav,
Interesting Engineering,
1 June 2026
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As markets learn to manufacture intelligence, politics modernizes, upgrades paranoia, and tries to get a grip.—
James Duesterberg,
New Yorker,
18 Feb. 2026
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Leatherman streamlines the build of its Garage Batch #008 Captain's Crunch but gives it much of the same functionality as the original.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 June 2026
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Offer a fresh idea that streamlines the group’s plan, then block a focused hour for your art so independence and teamwork thrive.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
30 May 2026
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“Contemporizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contemporizes. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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