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
Rejecting the streamlining and modernizing approach of many recent translations, Mendelsohn artfully reproduces the epic’s formal qualities—meter, enjambment, alliteration, assonance—and in so doing restores to Homer’s masterwork its archaic grandeur.
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Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025
The airlines trade group pointed to a joint letter it and other aviation groups sent to Congress in February calling for unity in support of modernizing the ATC system.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
Gap has been modernizing the global in-store experience around destination categories and elevated product stores in San Francisco, London, Dallas and Chicago.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2025
In 1913, President Woodrow Wilson demolished the colonial garden, modernizing it with a rose garden.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
Designs nod to the bold looks made famous by young Hollywood during the early 2000s, while modernizing fits and washes.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 28 Oct. 2025
Central to her proposal is modernizing the WTO’s consensus decision-making process, which requires unanimity among all 166 members.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
Since December 2001, there have been reports that Russia is looking at modernizing its nuclear forces with weapons that would have the range of an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM), yet would be able to dodge radar and avoid any anti-ballistic missile defenses.
—David Szondy
october 26, New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2025
More than a year post-merger, Six Flags still operates over 10 different apps, and even basic transactions like purchasing a season pass on the website have been unreliable, so modernizing and streamlining this technology could go a long way.
—Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025
The airlines trade group pointed to a joint letter it and other aviation groups sent to Congress in February calling for unity in support of modernizing the ATC system.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
Gap has been modernizing the global in-store experience around destination categories and elevated product stores in San Francisco, London, Dallas and Chicago.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2025
In 1913, President Woodrow Wilson demolished the colonial garden, modernizing it with a rose garden.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
Designs nod to the bold looks made famous by young Hollywood during the early 2000s, while modernizing fits and washes.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 28 Oct. 2025
Central to her proposal is modernizing the WTO’s consensus decision-making process, which requires unanimity among all 166 members.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
Since December 2001, there have been reports that Russia is looking at modernizing its nuclear forces with weapons that would have the range of an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM), yet would be able to dodge radar and avoid any anti-ballistic missile defenses.
—David Szondy
october 26, New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2025
More than a year post-merger, Six Flags still operates over 10 different apps, and even basic transactions like purchasing a season pass on the website have been unreliable, so modernizing and streamlining this technology could go a long way.
—Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for modernizing
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While the teacher continued on talking, updating her on her daughter’s progress, Goh’s mind was elsewhere.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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Alongside this, the company is also updating its existing P7+ battery-electric versions in the Chinese market.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Nov. 2025
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The new editor is also giving the magazine a facelift, redesigning its logo and drawing visual inspiration from its archives.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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Key changes include redesigning the Stadium Interchange into a diverging diamond and rebuilding the Hawley Road interchange.—
Francesca Pica,
jsonline.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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According to a 62-page transition plan authored by Isaacman and obtained by Bloomberg, his vision for NASA is ambitious—reinvigorating lunar missions, expanding partnerships with academic institutions and the private sector, and streamlining internal bureaucracy.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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His administration has committed to pulling back on AI regulations and streamlining permitting for new data centers and energy infrastructure.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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So my attention was taken up with wiping off the counter and the tiles, and remaking the coffee.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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Upgrades on the century-old building will include pedestrian and landscaping improvements, a new event space and remaking a full-service restaurant space.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Modernizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/modernizing. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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