as in modern
being or involving the latest methods, concepts, information, or styles
the company insists on having up-to-the-minute firewall and antivirus software
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Recent Examples of up-to-the-minute
The system works by allowing all HoDs on a production access to a central system that updates them on decision making and up-to-the-minute information on shoots.
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
For breaking news and up-to-the-minute coverage from TIFF, stay tuned to THR’s cross-platform reporting live from the ground in Toronto.
—Steven Huizar, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Follow Newsweek's live blog for up-to-the-minute developments on this story.
—Jenna Sundel
joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
Makeup artist Mary Phillips, hairstylist Mara Rozak, Sugared & Bronzed founder Courtney Claghorn and Rael founder Yanghee Paik will share their founder journeys, while NielsenIQ’s Jacqueline Flam will present up-to-the-minute consumer insights.
—Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
For breaking news and up-to-the-minute coverage from TIFF, stay tuned to THR’s cross-platform reporting live from the ground in Toronto.
—Steven Huizar, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Follow Newsweek's live blog for up-to-the-minute developments on this story.
—Jenna Sundel
joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
Makeup artist Mary Phillips, hairstylist Mara Rozak, Sugared & Bronzed founder Courtney Claghorn and Rael founder Yanghee Paik will share their founder journeys, while NielsenIQ’s Jacqueline Flam will present up-to-the-minute consumer insights.
—Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for up-to-the-minute
Adjective
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In short, the great task before us is to revisit and reimagine America’s founding fight as a creation story in the making of our modern world.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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Anyone vaguely near the aesthetic gets christened it by fans, including Bassvictim, who were always funnier and more creative than the other modern electroclash revivalists.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The interdisciplinary approach brought the duke’s life and death to a stunning clarity — indicating how analyses can shed new light on age-old mysteries, even murders.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Nov. 2025
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While earning a master's degree in exercise and coaching science at University College Dublin, she was introduced to CrossFit and discovered a new kind of challenge with its emphasis on versatility and constant adaptation.—
NWA Democrat-Gazette,
Arkansas Online,
10 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Suddenly, sincerity felt like a fresher approach to a contemporary political story—more interesting, more unexpected, and more aligned with my artistic ethos.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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Add to that list Inhotim, a sprawling and relatively obscure contemporary art collection in the jungle of the state of Minas Gerais that surpasses any notion of what a museum can be.—
William O'Connor,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Taichito’s current location is unknown.—
Kim Aris,
Time,
7 Nov. 2025
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Soon, Wegovy and Zepbound will be sold on a new website—dubbed TrumpRx—for only about $250 a month, a fraction of their current retail price of more than $1,000.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
7 Nov. 2025
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