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
Russia’s deputy foreign minister, Sergey Vershinin, warned in February of a high risk of direct military confrontation between nuclear powers, and several countries, including France and Russia, are modernizing warheads and delivery systems.
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Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2025
Daniels said his organization will continue to work alongside the Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy and FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford to address some of the problems facing the air traffic control system, including by increasing hiring and modernizing equipment.
—Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
Recommendations include fast-tracking new weapons, appointing a centralized weapons czar, improving interagency coordination and modernizing both detection and defense systems.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
The Wall Street Journal reports that Anthropic is making the company’s AI models available inside IBM’s software, which will allow software developers from large IBM customers to automate development tasks, including modernizing code.
—John Kell, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
Today’s products aren’t about reliving the tried-and-true look, and are, instead, more focused on modernizing it.
—Essence, 6 Oct. 2025
The redesign, aimed at modernizing Cracker Barrel's image, was widely criticized online, sparking boycotts and forcing the company to reverse course.
—Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025
In the 1950s and 1960s, the United States and the Soviet Union competed for influence in Asia and Africa, packing their ideological visions in the guise of development, and luring modernizing Asian and African leaders with loans and technical assistance in dam building and hydraulics.
—Nik Kowsar, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
Rather than modernizing the period setting, Park aims for historical authenticity.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Sep. 2025
Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2025
Daniels said his organization will continue to work alongside the Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy and FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford to address some of the problems facing the air traffic control system, including by increasing hiring and modernizing equipment.
—Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
Recommendations include fast-tracking new weapons, appointing a centralized weapons czar, improving interagency coordination and modernizing both detection and defense systems.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
The Wall Street Journal reports that Anthropic is making the company’s AI models available inside IBM’s software, which will allow software developers from large IBM customers to automate development tasks, including modernizing code.
—John Kell, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
Today’s products aren’t about reliving the tried-and-true look, and are, instead, more focused on modernizing it.
—Essence, 6 Oct. 2025
The redesign, aimed at modernizing Cracker Barrel's image, was widely criticized online, sparking boycotts and forcing the company to reverse course.
—Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025
In the 1950s and 1960s, the United States and the Soviet Union competed for influence in Asia and Africa, packing their ideological visions in the guise of development, and luring modernizing Asian and African leaders with loans and technical assistance in dam building and hydraulics.
—Nik Kowsar, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
Rather than modernizing the period setting, Park aims for historical authenticity.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for modernizing
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In a statement issued by the actors’ union on Monday, Cranston thanked OpenAI for updating Sora 2 to add new protections.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
20 Oct. 2025
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The increases have largely been driven by the costs of updating and maintaining the power grid and other necessary infrastructure, particularly in the face of increasingly common severe weather events, according to experts on energy and computing who spoke with CNN.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
17 Oct. 2025
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When the 85th percentile speed is higher than the existing speed limit, the manual now recommends officials consider redesigning roads ‒ potentially adding elements like bike lanes, speed bumps and pedestrian islands ‒ to encourage drivers to slow down, O'Connell said.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
11 Oct. 2025
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Ten women are participating in the inaugural program that will focus on redesigning the institution’s uniform for women.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
30 Sep. 2025
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The city of San Diego for years has paralleled the state’s approach on housing, allowing more density, streamlining development regulations and pushing high-rise projects near transit lines.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Oct. 2025
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That’s a win-win for both Gen Z workers and their employers, reducing mundane, entry-level roles and streamlining operations while creating clear opportunities for advancement.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
16 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement Attacks on academia are fundamentally about remaking the labor practices that define higher education.—
Time,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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Silent Hill 2 did the impossible by remaking an iconic game.—
Vincent Acovino,
NPR,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Modernizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/modernizing. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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