Thesaurus results for CONTEMPORIZING

contemporizing

verb

present participle of contemporize

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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Kansas City will get $100 million to continue updating and improving its entertainment facilities and administrative buildings.

— Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026
Owners are responsible for registering and updating microchip details.

— Jen Reeder, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of updating

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Organizations that recognize this are redesigning credibility well before a crisis unfolds.

— Deepa Nagraj, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Future satellites could replace onboard processors with newer chips from different suppliers without redesigning the entire spacecraft.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026

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In a statement, NIPSCO said the plan — spanning 2026 through 2030 — would have made improvements focused on modernizing and strengthening its natural gas system, including expanding gas service to underserved areas.

— Christin Lazerus, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
While traditional core transformation projects have been unflatteringly compared to performing open-heart surgery while the patient is running a marathon, the options available to modernizing banks are increasing in number.

— Jody Bhagat, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of modernizing

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On the other end are enterprises that generate value from AI through productivity and lower costs gained via automating customer service, streamlining business processes, and catching fraud.

— Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026
By providing autonomous decision-making, predictive maintenance, and real-time analytics from orbit, artificial intelligence is streamlining satellite operations.

— Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of streamlining

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Remember when the Yankees were in the middle of a summer slide filled with sloppiness and bad bullpen work, and Cashman spent a bunch of prospect capital to bring in seven players at the deadline, essentially remaking the clubhouse?

— Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Few, however, believe in dismantling and remaking the entire research system under a radically different set of principles.

— Scott Montgomery, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of remaking

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