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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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The first known use of update was in 1941

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“Update.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/update. Accessed 24 May. 2022.

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