as in updated
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as in redesigned
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 modernized
India Espy-Jones, Essence, 9 Apr. 2025
But as womenswear modernized in the 20th century across the West, allowing wearers to ditch restrictive corsets and full skirts and opt for a wider range of silhouettes, pockets finally made more regular appearances.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2025
Many of the rooms were carved out of the original nuns’ cells, which have been expanded and modernized—the nuns certainly wouldn’t recognize them now.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 5 Apr. 2025
It’s been modernized with high-end stainless appliances.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2025
Fancy Feast Madrid’s historic food markets are being gradually modernized into epicurean food courts.
—Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 26 Jan. 2025
It was modernized in the 1870s and was used until World War II.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 25 Jan. 2025
Since taking control, Panama has modernized the canal to accommodate larger ships and has seen a significant increase in revenues from canal tolls.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
Giorgio Armani showcased a compelling collection of incredible styling and silhouettes that felt like the best example of ’80s-style modernized for today’s gentleman.
—Luisa Zargani, WWD, 21 Jan. 2025
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But, this time around, they’re updated and modernized.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 9 Apr. 2025
But as womenswear modernized in the 20th century across the West, allowing wearers to ditch restrictive corsets and full skirts and opt for a wider range of silhouettes, pockets finally made more regular appearances.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2025
Many of the rooms were carved out of the original nuns’ cells, which have been expanded and modernized—the nuns certainly wouldn’t recognize them now.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 5 Apr. 2025
It’s been modernized with high-end stainless appliances.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2025
Fancy Feast Madrid’s historic food markets are being gradually modernized into epicurean food courts.
—Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 26 Jan. 2025
It was modernized in the 1870s and was used until World War II.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 25 Jan. 2025
Since taking control, Panama has modernized the canal to accommodate larger ships and has seen a significant increase in revenues from canal tolls.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
Giorgio Armani showcased a compelling collection of incredible styling and silhouettes that felt like the best example of ’80s-style modernized for today’s gentleman.
—Luisa Zargani, WWD, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Modernized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/modernized. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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