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
Make sure your car has at least half a tank of gas, and update your winter survival kit.
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Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 26 Jan. 2026
This article is being continuously updated.
—Kansas City Star, 26 Jan. 2026
According to The Associated Press, Iranian authorities have offered only one official count, 3,117, and have not updated it publicly in the last five days.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 26 Jan. 2026
This story will be updated as more schools announce winter weather plans.
—Brooke Muckerman, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 26 Jan. 2026
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Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 26 Jan. 2026
This article is being continuously updated.
—Kansas City Star, 26 Jan. 2026
According to The Associated Press, Iranian authorities have offered only one official count, 3,117, and have not updated it publicly in the last five days.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 26 Jan. 2026
This story will be updated as more schools announce winter weather plans.
—Brooke Muckerman, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 26 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for update
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The Leaf was redesigned for 2026 with a new look inside and out with a new shape, new battery and new platform.—
Sasha Lekach,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Apple redesigned AirTag’s internal layout to improve sound output.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Jan. 2026
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Cone Denim has created vintage-look fabrics with visible yarn texture that are modernized through a lighter feel and blends containing Tencel Lyocell.—
Sarah Jones,
Sourcing Journal,
28 Jan. 2026
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The organization also is to modernize wildland fire management for better national resilience on public lands.—
Noël Fletcher,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Now, some residents say the water companies should merge to cut costs and streamline operations — an idea that has prompted debate among managers of the three utilities.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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Assemblyman David Alvarez, D-Chula Vista, has introduced Assembly Bill 35, with the goal of streamlining the state’s myriad regulatory impediments to the projects funded by the proposition, CalMatters reported.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
30 Jan. 2026
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More significant reforms, such as remaking the city’s school board — known as the Panel for Educational Policy — or allowing for remote participation in public meetings, would require sign-off by the state.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
29 Jan. 2026
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Dokoupil took over the broadcast earlier this month, seeking to remake the show in pursuit of a larger strategy outlined by CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Jan. 2026
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