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
Simple upgrades can quickly modernize the look.
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Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 3 Mar. 2026
Founder Palmer Luckey has said the company aims to modernize the military with AI and advanced manufacturing, warning that the US is already falling behind China in key battlefield technologies.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 3 Mar. 2026
In fact, during this very legislative session, the Colorado Press Association worked closely with counties and other stakeholders to modernize those provisions and expand placement options within the independent system.
—Tim Regan-Porter, Denver Post, 2 Mar. 2026
The Americans now sought to lease and modernize that base.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
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Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 3 Mar. 2026
Founder Palmer Luckey has said the company aims to modernize the military with AI and advanced manufacturing, warning that the US is already falling behind China in key battlefield technologies.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 3 Mar. 2026
In fact, during this very legislative session, the Colorado Press Association worked closely with counties and other stakeholders to modernize those provisions and expand placement options within the independent system.
—Tim Regan-Porter, Denver Post, 2 Mar. 2026
The Americans now sought to lease and modernize that base.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for modernize
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When the show arrived at the Orpheum last November, it came refreshed and redesigned but glitzy as ever, with the chandelier swinging above and the orchestra swelling below.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
3 Mar. 2026
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The process will be documented on the new show Bachelor Mansion Takeover (premiering March 2 on HGTV), a competition series that features 12 Bachelor-world alumni who swap their roses for paintbrushes to redesign the iconic mansion in elimination-style challenges.—
Hadley Hall Meares,
Architectural Digest,
2 Mar. 2026
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More than 1,300 Iranians have died in the war so far, according to an official toll that's not been updated for several days.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Mar. 2026
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Technology updates Technology updates in the name of fraud oversight have strong bipartisan support.—
Mary Murphy,
Twin Cities,
9 Mar. 2026
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Omar was instrumental in legislation that streamlined the rules to pay for food during COVID.—
Joe Soucheray,
Twin Cities,
7 Mar. 2026
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These include investing in space ports, streamlining commercial launch licensing and allocating sufficient spectrum for satellite operations.—
Magdalena Petrova,
CNBC,
7 Mar. 2026
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The hillbilly elegist turned venture capitalist once seemed poised to remake Reaganite Republican dogma.—
Idrees Kahloon,
The Atlantic,
5 Mar. 2026
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And is now kind of having to remake itself.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Modernize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/modernize. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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