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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
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.
—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
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
Comfort Stretch Short Trench Short Trench Coat Celebrities like Katie Holmes and Jessica Alba are fans of a classic trench coat, and with its shorter hemline, this Quince version modernizes the style.
—Shea Simmons, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
The app also modernizes a traveler favorite.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2025
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
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
Comfort Stretch Short Trench Short Trench Coat Celebrities like Katie Holmes and Jessica Alba are fans of a classic trench coat, and with its shorter hemline, this Quince version modernizes the style.
—Shea Simmons, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
The app also modernizes a traveler favorite.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for modernizes
Verb
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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.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 June 2026
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Offer a fresh idea that streamlines the group’s plan, then block a focused hour for your art so independence and teamwork thrive.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
30 May 2026
Verb
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The 24-hour Giannis Antetokounmpo news cycle keeps spitting out bread crumbs, updates that advance the story incrementally.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
10 June 2026
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Design updates that traditionally require months could move into production within weeks.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
10 June 2026
Verb
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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.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
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This approach redesigns enterprise workflows to embed value, operationalize governance and harden the AI lifecycle, ensuring reliability over time.—
Ashwin Gaidhani,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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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.—
Jessica Alvarado Gamez,
Denver Post,
27 May 2026
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The deal, which forms a Hollywood colossus and remakes the media landscape, awaits regulatory approval.—
Jake Coyle,
Fortune,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Modernizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/modernizes. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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