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update

verb

ˌəp-ˈdāt How to pronounce update (audio)
Definition of updatenext
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 The same query can surface different citations across sessions as models update, which makes this an ongoing practice rather than a one-time audit. — Hastimal Jangid, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026 Blue Jays injury rehab updates Trey Yesavage didn’t get out of the first inning in his Triple-A rehab outing Tuesday. — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026 Last year, a utility regulation bill prohibited big energy users, like data centers, from offloading the cost of updating the power grid to a broad base of consumers. — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2026 The city hasn't updated its Residential Landlord and Tenant Ordinance in 40 years. — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for update
Recent Examples of Synonyms for update
  1. redesign
  2. modernize
  3. streamline
  4. remake
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  • Boeing would have to find out what tooling still exists, rebuild jigs and dies, locate or replace hundreds of suppliers, requalify manufacturing processes, recruit specialist workers, and possibly redesign components that are no longer available.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The agency might even take the opportunity to completely redesign the disastrous Ashland, Armitage and Elston Avenue intersection and save generations of Chicagoans the headache of spending 15 minutes navigating through a single stoplight.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of redesign
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  • The Pentagon’s 2027 budget requests nearly $75 million to modernize and incorporate AI into systems that help commanders manage forces and make battlefield decisions.
    — Jared Perlo, NBC news, 19 Sep. 2026
  • This milestone will allow the project to enter its design phase, where engineers will develop plans to replace and modernize multiple systems in LANSCE’s front end.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of modernize
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  • Disney‘s President and Chief Creative Officer Dana Walden is streamlining the leadership of the company’s direct-to-consumer operation.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026
  • For the deceased who leave behind an inheritance in Mexico, including land, the process for Mexican beneficiaries is streamlined through probate court.
    — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of streamline
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  • His high-profile attempt to remake The Wicker Man, however, underscored the risk of big-studio ventures.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Others are taking part — but remain skeptical of the fund’s ability to remake rural care, especially with new challenges on the horizon.
    — Daniel Payne, STAT, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of remake

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“Update.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/update. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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