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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Men’s cotton dress pants are updated with relaxed fits, cropped hems and oversized silhouettes.
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Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 6 Aug. 2025
The theater, which opened in 2019, will be updated as retail space that has yet to be announced.
—Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 6 Aug. 2025
The New York City Department of Health updated the cluster of Legionnaires' disease cases to 58 people Monday night.
—Chris Sims, IndyStar, 5 Aug. 2025
Editor's Note: This story has been updated with comments from the Department of Homeland Security.
—Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 27 July 2025
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Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 6 Aug. 2025
The theater, which opened in 2019, will be updated as retail space that has yet to be announced.
—Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 6 Aug. 2025
The New York City Department of Health updated the cluster of Legionnaires' disease cases to 58 people Monday night.
—Chris Sims, IndyStar, 5 Aug. 2025
Editor's Note: This story has been updated with comments from the Department of Homeland Security.
—Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 27 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for update
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Too often, companies are layering AI on top of existing workflows instead of redesigning the workflows around AI.—
Oleksandr Sheremeta,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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In Savannah's North Historic District, the six-story former bank building has been redesigned by Canadian architecture firm AAmp Studio with design input from the Death & Co. team.—
Maya Kachroo-Levine,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Aug. 2025
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Similarly, both Japan and Europe have been modernizing their launch fleets, and the H3 and Ariane 6 rockets are only getting going now.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
11 Aug. 2025
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Security programs must modernize at the breakneck pace at which code is now being delivered.—
Pieter Danhieux,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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Part 450 was intended to streamline the launch approval process by allowing companies to submit applications for a series of launches or reentries, rather than requiring a new license for each mission.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
14 Aug. 2025
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Interior designers and organizers know that ALDI isn't just good for groceries—the store is also chock-full of some pretty amazing home items that will help to streamline any space without breaking the bank.—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
13 Aug. 2025
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Reliable energy is essential to deliver massive housing development on Staten Island’s North Shore, remake the blighted industrial Willets Point area, and transform the Brooklyn Marine Terminal.—
Linda Baran,
New York Daily News,
3 Aug. 2025
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Not remaking them, but bringing back the subtlety and quiet brilliance of performers like Ed Begley Jr. and Catherine O’Hara and Parker Posey.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
31 July 2025
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“Update.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/update. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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