as in streamlines
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 modernizes
As Duke modernizes its infrastructure to meet the Carolinas’ growing energy needs, combining the 52,000-square-mile service area would avoid redundant investments and costs like maintenance and fuel.
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Charlotte Observer, 15 Aug. 2025
At stake is the reliability of Social Security for more than 70 million Americans, especially older adults and people with disabilities, as the agency modernizes and manages its workforce under intense political scrutiny.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
Charlotte Observer, 15 Aug. 2025
At stake is the reliability of Social Security for more than 70 million Americans, especially older adults and people with disabilities, as the agency modernizes and manages its workforce under intense political scrutiny.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for modernizes
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For a good while, though, Schnabel streamlines it into an entertainingly low-down saga of the place where violent crime meets poetic passion.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
3 Sep. 2025
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The platform streamlines everything from scheduling and data collection to treatment plans, progress notes, and billing.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
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Microsoft updates most Copilot features in Windows separately from the OS, but this one came with a Windows update in May 2025.—
Michael Muchmore,
PC Magazine,
7 Sep. 2025
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In addition, residents can check wave height predictions by viewing the NWS Great Lakes Portal, which updates wave heights, wind gusts and air temperature forecasts.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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SpaceX redesigns Starship ahead of flight 10 SpaceX also revealed a redesign to Starship earlier in August after the first three test flights of 2025 all ended in dramatic explosions in the sky.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
19 Aug. 2025
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In June this year, True CJ signed a new licensing partnership with regional arm CJ ENM HK to bring Korean IP remakes to Latin America and several Asian markets, including Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea and Taiwan.—
The Deadline Team,
Deadline,
4 Sep. 2025
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Searchlight Pictures In a world of lazy sequels and remakes that fail to capture what made the original film so beloved, it’d be easy to dismiss dark romantic comedy The Roses as more of the same.—
Simon Thompson,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Modernizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/modernizes. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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