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 The facility upgrades add capacity while modernizing the processes used to build the seekers. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Oct. 2026 The union says the measure is essential to modernizing the Fire Department to ensure Angelenos are safe. — Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026 The upgrades include modernizing turbines, steam generators and control systems. — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026 His other priorities include public safety and modernizing local schools. — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026 Ann Blakely is the managing principal of Baker Tilly’s digital solutions practice, with a focus on modernizing legacy business models. — Ann Blakely, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026 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 Staying true to the brand’s heritage and legacy while modernizing the offer was praised. — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for modernizing
  1. updating
  2. redesigning
  3. streamlining
  4. remaking
Verb
  • Where casting shines is in quickly dipping into an app without reaching for your phone and unlocking it, like updating a payment in the settlement app Splitwise or sending a quick message in WhatsApp.
    — Dominic Preston, The Verge, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Ohio seeks to scrub voter rolls Ohio has a proof of citizenship requirement in effect for the first time this year for those registering to vote or updating their voter registration information at a Bureau of Motor Vehicles location.
    — Gary Fields, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of updating
Verb
  • The former are simply making existing tasks faster or cheaper; the latter are redesigning workflows and business models.
    — Ryoji Sekido, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The complaints that follow money are the only ones worth redesigning around.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of redesigning
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  • The legislation takes a balanced and unprecedented approach to bundling a bevy of streamlining proposals into a single bill, said Ben Norris, senior vice president of regulatory affairs for the Solar Energy Industries Association.
    — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Compared to legacy platforms, the SSCs feature core design enhancements that increase payload size and speed, while streamlining the number of operators and logistics, such as extending the time between overhauls.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 11 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 15 Oct. 2026.

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