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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This tracker is updated monthly using CPI data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
The best from Met Gala 2025, red carpet updates, top fashion stories and celebrity style.
—Morgan Evans, Vogue, 3 May 2025
Additional information collected about the earthquake may also prompt U.S.G.S. scientists to update the shake-severity map.
—Elda Cantú, New York Times, 3 May 2025
The Gutiérrez Soto building in Madrid’s upscale Salamanca district has been updated and restored by the architect Julio Touza Sacristán.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 3 May 2025
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Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
The best from Met Gala 2025, red carpet updates, top fashion stories and celebrity style.
—Morgan Evans, Vogue, 3 May 2025
Additional information collected about the earthquake may also prompt U.S.G.S. scientists to update the shake-severity map.
—Elda Cantú, New York Times, 3 May 2025
The Gutiérrez Soto building in Madrid’s upscale Salamanca district has been updated and restored by the architect Julio Touza Sacristán.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 3 May 2025
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While traditional mattress companies were optimizing foam densities and coil configurations, Matteo was asking a more fundamental question: What if sleep itself could be redesigned?—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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Storage has been redesigned to be more intuitive—cabinets now flip up rather than down—the side and rear windows now open up, and a skylight has been installed above the dinette.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
8 May 2025
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Jean-Charles and Jacques, Gaston Worth’s sons, further modernized the house in the 1920s with innovations like logo knits and collaborations with artists like Jean Dunand and Raoul Dufy.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
7 May 2025
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That people can't modernize, people can't get hired.—
A Martínez,
NPR,
7 May 2025
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Trump has long portrayed Social Security as a system rife with waste and fraud, publicly promoting efforts to streamline its administration.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 2025
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The software ecosystem allows for quick creation of 3D apps using Unity templates, and content can be managed just like any other iOS application, streamlining updates and deployment.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2025
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Miami has grown as tech and finance professionals have flocked to the region, remaking downtown.—
Vinod Sreeharsha,
Miami Herald,
9 May 2025
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These include the elevation of emerging energy sources to the same level as hydrocarbons and the war in Ukraine’s capacity to remake the international system.—
Wesley Alexander Hill,
Forbes.com,
7 May 2025
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“Update.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/update. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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