as in updating
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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This would include updating security cameras and giving officers in schools additional training and technology.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
28 Mar. 2026 -
Airport wait times listed in the MyTSA mobile app may be outdated because the agency isn't actively updating its websites during the shutdown.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
25 Mar. 2026
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Students in the class this semester are redesigning the AI agent to smooth out some kinks, and Ipeirotis plans to use it in all his future classes.—
Jocelyn Gecker,
Fortune,
25 Mar. 2026
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In Reflections on the Revolution in France, his most famous work, Burke warned about the dangers of a revolutionary zeal aimed at completely redesigning a civilization.—
Peter Wehner,
The Atlantic,
23 Mar. 2026
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The company is spending about $200 billion on its domestic expansion, which includes constructing two chip-making factories at its headquarters campus in Southeast Boise, building up to four fabs in New York state, and modernizing its existing fab in Virginia.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
21 Mar. 2026
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Kifowit has played down the urgency of modernizing the comptroller’s office, saying improvements are already underway.—
Jonathan Bullington,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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The company has been streamlining and simplifying its business over the past few years, according to a spokesperson’s statement to Business Insider.—
Sasha Richie,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Steyer’s plan includes streamlining housing financing and zoning and permitting, especially near public transit.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
22 Mar. 2026
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During a chance meeting with Trevor Slattery (Kingsley), an actor whose biggest roles may be well behind him, Simon learns that legendary director Von Kovak (Zlatko Buric) is remaking the superhero film Wonder Man.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
23 Mar. 2026
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In the time between purchasing the spot and remaking it in his image, neighboring 10 Barrel Brewing and Epic Brewing closed their doors.—
Matthew Geiger,
Denver Post,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Contemporizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contemporizing. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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