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 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for modernizes
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  • 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
  • The declaration streamlines contracting and avoids the sometimes lengthy wait for permits needed for the work.
    Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 June 2026
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  • FlavorCloud only updates tariff rates after new rules officially take effect rather than when proposals are announced, but Sharad expects governments worldwide to continue tightening customs enforcement.
    Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • If a state takes a position contrary to Beijing’s interests, China can tighten the screws on it by withholding spare parts, software updates, and technicians, turning a commercial partnership into a tool of leverage.
    Natalia Cote-Muñoz, Foreign Affairs, 3 Aug. 2026
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  • This process works fine until someone redesigns the page and that ID changes.
    Asad Khan, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • Subaru redesigns its midsize SUV without deviating from winning formula.
    Charles Singh, USA Today, 15 July 2026
Verb
  • That’s just a piece with what the show so far is doing best, and what Disney remakes could be doing more of, making something spiritually true, but also boldly new, out of a story everyone remembers.
    Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 24 July 2026
  • The collection takes 10 of Skims’ most familiar bra and underwear silhouettes and remakes them in cotton, spanning bralettes, briefs, thongs and boy shorts.
    Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 22 June 2026

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“Modernizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/modernizes. Accessed 7 Aug. 2026.

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