modernizes

present tense third-person singular of modernize
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 The result modernizes the matte complexion associated with earlier beauty eras through lighter textures and softer finishes. — Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2026 The thoughtful reformulation modernizes the scent with a crisper citrus top note, a mossier base, and improved longevity. — Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 2 Aug. 2026 Each project modernizes the experience without fundamentally altering the character that generations of fans recognize instantly. — Tim Genske, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 The bill also reauthorizes and then modernizes the HOME Investments Partnership Program, a federal block grant program that seeks to boost building and buying affordable housing and provides rental assistance to low-income households. — Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2026 And yet, as Fort Lauderdale aggressively modernizes around the club, Schwartz says his throwback bar fits right in. — 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for modernizes
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  • Eisenberg streamlines the ingredients and steps, taking the will-it-or-won’t-it-scale guesswork out of baking recipes.
    — Candy Hom, AJC.com, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Their concerns centered on Yolo County’s agricultural-exemption permitting, which streamlines construction of buildings used for agriculture by exempting them from most safety standards and inspections.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026
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  • The seventh edition of Fashion Checker, released Wednesday for Living Wage Action Day, updates brands’ living wage and transparency scores.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Many advocates and lawmakers have complained that the system updates too slowly and contains too much inaccurate or missing information, allowing ICE to shield the locations of detainees for days or weeks.
    — Ryan J. Foley, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
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  • VideoAmp cut its Chief Technology Officer, alongside 20% of its workforce, as the company redesigns itself around agentic AI.
    — Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Subaru redesigns its midsize SUV without deviating from winning formula.
    — Charles Singh, USA Today, 15 July 2026
Verb
  • As Silicon Valley remakes the world yet again, swallowing up our water and spiking our electricity bills, homelessness remains endemic to that region of California.
    — Piper French, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026
  • In Calvino’s novel, young Cosimo remakes his relationship with society by moving into the trees; in Boeri’s vision, society remakes its relationship with nature by moving the trees into the city.
    — Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

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“Modernizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/modernizes. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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