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
According to Connor, gold is essential for modernizing copper in 2026.
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Amanda Le, InStyle, 24 May 2026
Honeywell will support the NHL’s efforts of modernizing and creating more resilient, energy efficient arenas, practice facilities and community rinks across North America.
—Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 22 May 2026
Coppola, the current treasurer-tax collector, said his top initiatives include customer service, modernizing efficiency and ensuring a high rate of investment return while safeguarding county dollars.
—Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2026
His work with Sonic played a pivotal role in customer engagement innovation, modernizing operations, and setting the foundation for future growth in the AI-era.
—Clifford Hudson, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
The designer spent years restoring and modernizing the estate.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 22 May 2026
While modernizing the grid remains a necessary expense, the share of costs passed to consumers is largely up to the companies themselves, according to Hua.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 20 May 2026
That balance between preserving fan favorites while modernizing the experience became central to the renovation strategy.
—Josh Rivera, USA Today, 17 May 2026
Congress must secure the border while modernizing enforcement.
—Rachel Royster
may 14, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2026
Amanda Le, InStyle, 24 May 2026
Honeywell will support the NHL’s efforts of modernizing and creating more resilient, energy efficient arenas, practice facilities and community rinks across North America.
—Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 22 May 2026
Coppola, the current treasurer-tax collector, said his top initiatives include customer service, modernizing efficiency and ensuring a high rate of investment return while safeguarding county dollars.
—Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2026
His work with Sonic played a pivotal role in customer engagement innovation, modernizing operations, and setting the foundation for future growth in the AI-era.
—Clifford Hudson, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
The designer spent years restoring and modernizing the estate.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 22 May 2026
While modernizing the grid remains a necessary expense, the share of costs passed to consumers is largely up to the companies themselves, according to Hua.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 20 May 2026
That balance between preserving fan favorites while modernizing the experience became central to the renovation strategy.
—Josh Rivera, USA Today, 17 May 2026
Congress must secure the border while modernizing enforcement.
—Rachel Royster
may 14, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for modernizing
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Making streets dry and updating aging infrastructure, officials say, will cost more than $1 billion over the next eight years.—
Aaron Leibowitz,
Miami Herald,
28 May 2026
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These friction points matter more than updating your blog daily.—
Boris Dzhingarov,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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The most effective approaches move beyond surface-level automation, redesigning work around what humans uniquely need to own versus what can be delegated to systems.—
Ameya Kanitkar,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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SailGP’s tech team spent months redesigning the platforms into modular components that could be broken down, packed into standard 40-foot shipping containers, and rebuilt every fortnight.—
Andrew Rice,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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The collective knowledge from nearly 20 nonprofit and public partners is streamlining food rescue while also looking at solutions to prevent emergent need.—
Taryn Palumbo,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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Raman, whose husband, Vali Chandrasekaran, is a prominent television writer, has also promised to bring Hollywood jobs back to the city by lowering fees and streamlining permitting.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2026
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Zadik Zadikian’s project, The Studio, turns a 5,000-square-foot space inside the Arsenale into a working studio, where Zadikian and his assistants will spend the six months of the Biennale’s run making and remaking sculptures in front of visitors.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
4 May 2026
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Kansas is a blue blood remaking its roster after an underwhelming season.—
Lindsay Schnell,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Modernizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/modernizing. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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