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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It was updated in 2004 — in an agreement signed by Colin Powell, the U.S. secretary of state, and Per Stig Møller.
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 21 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, some at City Hall have heard rumblings about major cuts to the planning department, which processes development applications and updates zoning plans, as well as the troubled Animal Services Department.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
Our gas well ordinance hasn’t been updated since 2009.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2025
All those users must now update Chrome, after Google warned that a new zero-day exploit has been found in the wild.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 21 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, some at City Hall have heard rumblings about major cuts to the planning department, which processes development applications and updates zoning plans, as well as the troubled Animal Services Department.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
Our gas well ordinance hasn’t been updated since 2009.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2025
All those users must now update Chrome, after Google warned that a new zero-day exploit has been found in the wild.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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Another major change is that the Joy-Cons – the detachable controllers on both sides of the screen – have been redesigned to attach magnetically to the screen and can be used like a computer mouse on surfaces.—
Carlie Procell,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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The all new 2025 Lincoln Navigator has been redesigned from the ground up, with the only carryover item being the drivetrain.—
Karl Brauer,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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The Congressional Budget Office estimates that operating, sustaining, and modernizing U.S. nuclear weapons will cost $946 billion between 2025 and 2034.—
Davis Winkie,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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Ostensibly delivered to modernize Syria’s outdated air defenses in the face of Israeli airstrikes, the system remained under direct Russian military control until Moscow withdrew it in 2022 after its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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In March, the organization launched a mobile app to streamline this process.—
Zach Schonfeld,
Rolling Stone,
26 Apr. 2025
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At the Wednesday event, Blumenthal said while there are undoubtedly opportunities to streamline VA operations, the current approach could upend access to care for veterans.—
Katy Golvala,
Hartford Courant,
26 Apr. 2025
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General manager Chris MacFarland’s daring and dramatic midseason overhaul of his roster has remade, reinvented and reinvigorated the Avalanche.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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Another project to remake the 18th and Vine Jazz District in Kansas City for residents and visitors is about to begin.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Update.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/update. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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