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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Safari extensions update automatically with their apps.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
This is a developing story and may be updated.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 1 June 2026
This is a developing story and will be updated.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Fairlead Strategies undertakes no obligation to maintain or update this material based on subsequent information and events or to provide you with any additional or supplemental information or any update to or correction of the information contained herein.
—Katie Stockton, CNBC, 1 June 2026
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
This is a developing story and may be updated.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 1 June 2026
This is a developing story and will be updated.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Fairlead Strategies undertakes no obligation to maintain or update this material based on subsequent information and events or to provide you with any additional or supplemental information or any update to or correction of the information contained herein.
—Katie Stockton, CNBC, 1 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for update
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Meals are served privately, and the dining deck has been redesigned with multiple levels to create a sense of privacy.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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The people who’ve spent a decade building the audit process may not be the ones to redesign it.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
2 June 2026
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Locally, these priorities have taken shape as the SHIPS for America Act, a bipartisan effort aimed at modernizing domestic shipyards, supporting a business corridor along Interstate 80, and securing funding for climate resiliency projects to counteract sea-level rise.—
Chase Hunter,
Mercury News,
3 June 2026
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The company has pledged $19 billion to modernize the network through 2030.—
John Ruwitch,
NPR,
3 June 2026
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Second, the Red Sox could streamline their roster and finally clear out the logjams that have gummed up the works for the past two years.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
31 May 2026
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Departing the ship is also streamlined for MSC Yacht Club passengers.—
Stefanie Waldek,
Travel + Leisure,
30 May 2026
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The latest shakeup follows multiple controversial moves by Weiss, who’s set on remaking the institution long defined by tradition.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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Free Press founder Weiss, who joined CBS last October, had long telegraphed that major changes were afoot in an effort to remake 60 Minutes under a new ownership regime led by Paramount CEO David Ellison.—
Erik Hayden,
HollywoodReporter,
28 May 2026
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“Update.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/update. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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