as in to redesign
to adapt to modern needs, taste, or usage
a proposal to modernize the old school and bring it into the 21st century
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Recent Examples of modernize
At the meeting, Burns noted Voigt’s previous work assisting with Aurora’s annual budget, modernizing internal systems, improving communication platforms and more.
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Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
The company gained international prominence after the Chávez government awarded it contracts to modernize Venezuela’s election infrastructure in 2004.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2025
The husband-and-wife team built up and modernized the family business in the ’80s, ’90s and 2000s.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 1 Aug. 2025
The intent of this funding was to modernize the IRS and to increase enforcement on higher income taxpayers.
—Mike Sylvester, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
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Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
The company gained international prominence after the Chávez government awarded it contracts to modernize Venezuela’s election infrastructure in 2004.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2025
The husband-and-wife team built up and modernized the family business in the ’80s, ’90s and 2000s.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 1 Aug. 2025
The intent of this funding was to modernize the IRS and to increase enforcement on higher income taxpayers.
—Mike Sylvester, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for modernize
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Too often, companies are layering AI on top of existing workflows instead of redesigning the workflows around AI.—
Oleksandr Sheremeta,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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In Savannah's North Historic District, the six-story former bank building has been redesigned by Canadian architecture firm AAmp Studio with design input from the Death & Co. team.—
Maya Kachroo-Levine,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Aug. 2025
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Sheeran even updated his Spotify page to a photo of Rupert Grint to continue the stalker fantasy.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
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This story has been updated with additional details.—
Anna Chernova,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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Part 450 was intended to streamline the launch approval process by allowing companies to submit applications for a series of launches or reentries, rather than requiring a new license for each mission.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
14 Aug. 2025
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Interior designers and organizers know that ALDI isn't just good for groceries—the store is also chock-full of some pretty amazing home items that will help to streamline any space without breaking the bank.—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
13 Aug. 2025
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Reliable energy is essential to deliver massive housing development on Staten Island’s North Shore, remake the blighted industrial Willets Point area, and transform the Brooklyn Marine Terminal.—
Linda Baran,
New York Daily News,
3 Aug. 2025
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Will former Netflix content guru Cindy Holland radically remake Paramount+, or is that even the goal?—
Chris Lee,
Vulture,
31 July 2025
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“Modernize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/modernize. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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