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update

verb

ˌəp-ˈdāt

Definition of update

as in to redesign

to adapt to modern needs, taste, or usage the movie is basically a retelling of the tried-and-true Cinderella story, updated for today's hipper audiences

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Recent Examples of update This article was updated on October 15 with news of the latest attacks on chemical tankers near and within Romania’s territorial waters, and NATO’s response. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 15 Oct. 2026 If any additional performers are announced, this post will be updated. — Paul Grein, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2026 The model, updated in September, starts by generating a rough, noisy version of the answer, then repeatedly refines it. — Shubham Agarwal, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 In 2021, the United States Preventive Services Task Force updated its lung cancer screening guidelines to include younger patients with less smoking history. — Estelamari Rodriguez, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for update

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More than once, a board told its stakeholders early and plainly that I had been hired to redesign the business and that the directors stood behind the changes.

— Anna Maria Chavez, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026
So far, around 1,000 existing locations have been redesigned in North America, with Starbucks planning to accelerate the face lifts.

— Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of redesign

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Business owners called for support to modernize machinery, arguing that automation would boost productivity and help protect jobs as competition in foreign markets intensifies.

— Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
Intocable, Grupo Pesado and Salomón Robles are artists who marked an era, breaking barriers by modernizing what legendary norteño artists like Los Invasores de Nuevo León, Los Cadetes de Linares and Los Tigres del Norte had done.

— Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of modernize

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During her State of the Union address on 16th September, President von der Leyen committed to overhauling single market rules by the end of next year and advancing EU Inc to streamline cross-border expansion.

— Sophie Dembinski, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Look for a platform that streamlines everyday tasks, integrates with your existing tools, protects your data and offers reliable customer support.

— Dana Miranda, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of streamline

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Even though The Onion doesn’t technically own InfoWars yet (the deal is still tied up in Texas bankruptcy courts), the company is forging ahead with its vision to remake the conspiracy site in its own image.

— Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2026
The revelations add pressure on an intelligence establishment trying to remake itself after decades, and complicate Berlin’s efforts to counter Russia’s hybrid war, as lawmakers debate expanding the BND’s powers.

— Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026

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