modernizing

verb

present participle of modernize
as in updating
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 modernizing As the industrial age took hold, geometry continued to show force in the colonial infantries abroad and through isomorphic police squadrons that fit neatly into modernizing city blocks patrolled back home. — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026 The browser’s latest update brings a design overhaul to all desktop and mobile users, aimed at modernizing Firefox with bubble-like tabs, a rounded address bar, and refreshed colors, icons, and themes. — Stevie Bonifield, The Verge, 29 Sep. 2026 This includes repairing roofs, modernizing classrooms, upgrading heating and cooling systems, improving security and constructing new buildings. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2026 Under Williams’ leadership, El Pollo Loco has embarked on a turnaround focused on modernizing its restaurants and expanding its menu into more convenient options, like wraps and chicken tenders. — Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026 Staying true to the brand’s heritage and legacy while modernizing the offer was praised. — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026 Now Russians are actually modernizing them, making completely new technologies. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026 Vendors with legacy architecture and years of acquisitions must recover the enormous cost of modernizing and integrating it before their AI can run at a reasonable cost, and their customers fund that recovery through price increases. — Katherine Kostereva, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026 The flight problems also come as the transportation secretary continues to call for modernizing the nation’s aging air traffic control infrastructure. — Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for modernizing
  1. updating
  2. redesigning
  3. streamlining
  4. remaking
Verb
  • Most notably, the European Food Safety Authority is updating its guidance on energy drinks, having given the drinks a soft pass a decade ago.
    — Kent Sepkowitz, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Adding a fourth level, however, required updating a design dating back decades.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of updating
Verb
  • Desjardins began redesigning the structure during his DOE summer internship at the facility.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The figures suggest finance leaders will need to weigh the cost of recruiting specialized talent against reskilling existing teams, outsourcing work, and redesigning processes around AI.
    — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of redesigning
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  • Ellison’s management team will have to cut costs assertively, in part by streamlining some of Paramount and Warner’s overlapping tech platforms.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Kartell Componibili by Anna Castella Ferrier A classic Kartell Componibli is ideal for streamlining bedside storage.
    — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of streamlining
Verb
  • The White House Historical Association declined to say how much remaking the replica Oval Office cost.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
  • That reduction forced painful cuts to Vision 2030, the prince’s signature policy aimed at remaking Saudi Arabia.
    — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of remaking

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“Modernizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/modernizing. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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