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
And yet, as Fort Lauderdale aggressively modernizes around the club, Schwartz says his throwback bar fits right in.
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Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
18 June 2026
SiC modernizes grid-to-server power conversion with breakthrough efficiencies utilizing high-voltage direct current transmission and solid-state transformers.
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Aditya Jadhav,
Interesting Engineering,
1 June 2026
As markets learn to manufacture intelligence, politics modernizes, upgrades paranoia, and tries to get a grip.
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James Duesterberg,
New Yorker,
18 Feb. 2026
Stablecoin infrastructure modernizes this foundation, delivering finality, efficiency and oversight that match the market's maturity.
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Karthik Sankara Narayanan,
Forbes.com,
13 Feb. 2026
According to him, the goal is to build a system that modernizes the full lifecycle of a prescription from the moment it’s written to when the patient picks it up, and ideally beyond.
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Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
8 Feb. 2026
Expect to see these packaging changes rolled out over the next few years as ALDI modernizes and makes each product more recognizable.
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Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Jan. 2026
Plus, the asymmetrical style modernizes this classic look.
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Audrey Noble,
InStyle,
13 Jan. 2026
Both yards have full construction schedules as the US modernizes its own submarine fleet, so fitting new South Korean construction into those facilities seems problematic.
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Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
21 Dec. 2025
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
18 June 2026
SiC modernizes grid-to-server power conversion with breakthrough efficiencies utilizing high-voltage direct current transmission and solid-state transformers.
—
Aditya Jadhav,
Interesting Engineering,
1 June 2026
As markets learn to manufacture intelligence, politics modernizes, upgrades paranoia, and tries to get a grip.
—
James Duesterberg,
New Yorker,
18 Feb. 2026
Stablecoin infrastructure modernizes this foundation, delivering finality, efficiency and oversight that match the market's maturity.
—
Karthik Sankara Narayanan,
Forbes.com,
13 Feb. 2026
According to him, the goal is to build a system that modernizes the full lifecycle of a prescription from the moment it’s written to when the patient picks it up, and ideally beyond.
—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
8 Feb. 2026
Expect to see these packaging changes rolled out over the next few years as ALDI modernizes and makes each product more recognizable.
—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Jan. 2026
Plus, the asymmetrical style modernizes this classic look.
—
Audrey Noble,
InStyle,
13 Jan. 2026
Both yards have full construction schedules as the US modernizes its own submarine fleet, so fitting new South Korean construction into those facilities seems problematic.
—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
21 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for modernizes
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The pigment is a happy bonus that streamlines your routine even further—a skin tint, serum, moisturizer, and sunscreen all in one.
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Leatherman streamlines the build of its Garage Batch #008 Captain's Crunch but gives it much of the same functionality as the original.
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Another integration updates a downstream system.
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Additional features include hot-swappable batteries, bidirectional lighting, OTA updates, and modular expansion options.
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At the conclusion of every regular season, provided the Knicks make the playoffs, the organization redesigns the corridor leading from the home locker room to the Madison Square Garden hardwood floors.
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This approach redesigns enterprise workflows to embed value, operationalize governance and harden the AI lifecycle, ensuring reliability over time.
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More broadly, Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, this week laid off 8,000 workers as the company remakes itself with AI.
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The deal, which forms a Hollywood colossus and remakes the media landscape, awaits regulatory approval.
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“Modernizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/modernizes. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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