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 Epstein files suggest that the introduction of the bonus tax was far from the only occasion on which Mandelson updated Epstein on internal government deliberations or sent him confidential information.
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John Cassidy, New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2026
This post will be updated as more are shared.
—Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 16 Feb. 2026
This story has been updated with additional information.
—Cnn.com, Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2026
This story has been updated with new information since its original publication date.
—Rachel Morris, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Feb. 2026
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John Cassidy, New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2026
This post will be updated as more are shared.
—Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 16 Feb. 2026
This story has been updated with additional information.
—Cnn.com, Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2026
This story has been updated with new information since its original publication date.
—Rachel Morris, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for update
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The film was previously launched with a different title and cast in 2023 and has since been revamped and redesigned.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2026
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Features in the six-bedroom, 9,000-square-foot condo, which was redesigned by Wheeler Kearns Architects, include eight full bathrooms, three half bathrooms and 7-inch-wide-plank European white oak floors.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2026
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But while Cuban sandwiches and cafés con leche can be found everywhere in Key West, truly classic Cuban dishes—ones that use original recipes without any efforts to modernize or fusion-ize—can be tough to find.—
Taylor Tobin,
Southern Living,
18 Feb. 2026
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With Connecticut’s high electric rates poised to become a major issue of the fall’s gubernatorial race, the state’s largest utility posted profits in 2025 that were above the previous year but also committed to a nearly 10% increase in investment to modernize the electric grid through 2030.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
18 Feb. 2026
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Among those proposed earlier this month are reductions in discretionary spending, elimination or reduction of nonessential expenses, cuts in nonessential travel, consolidation of duplicative resources, decreases in department spending and staff streamlining to align with current enrollment needs.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Feb. 2026
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Give yourself permission to pour your signature inner fire and power into streamlining your approach for the best results.—
Maressa Brown,
InStyle,
20 Feb. 2026
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Having wrested himself from Russia after the invasion of Ukraine, the great choreographer has sought to remake himself and his work in Denmark.—
Marina Harss,
The New York Review of Books,
19 Feb. 2026
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Advertisement The West and China are filling AI gaps and remaking some of the most complex and global supply chains in history into more resilient assets in the process.—
Jared Cohen,
Time,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Update.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/update. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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