update

verb

ˌəp-ˈdāt How to pronounce update (audio)
Definition of updatenext
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 That is what makes blockchain security different from updating the encryption on a centralized service. — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026 According to Marginean-Tahiroglu, updating the hotel without losing sight of its origins was key. — Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2026 Also keep your operating system, browser and security apps updated. — Jesse Watson , Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2026 Counties update reporting totals in real time, so the numbers are constantly changing. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for update
Recent Examples of Synonyms for update
  1. redesign
  2. modernize
  3. streamline
  4. remake
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  • Researchers can then change the circuit’s layout without redesigning every component.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026
  • One of the strongest signs of impact is whether the organization has fundamentally redesigned its workflows.
    — Simon Hill, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of redesign
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  • Expanding both production and retrofit capacity is intended to help modernize more aircraft over time.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The company has kept modernizing stores while integrating them with online ordering, pickup, and delivery.
    — Connie Etemadi, Freep.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of modernize
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  • Both scandals spurred reforms by state lawmakers that nevertheless failed to streamline a complex disciplinary process and left gaps for troubled businesses to continue operating.
    — Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Instead of preparing separate master plans for each site, a process that has delayed projects for years, the city would streamline planning standards across commercial areas.
    — Ryan Macasero, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of streamline
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  • In Calvino’s novel, young Cosimo remakes his relationship with society by moving into the trees; in Boeri’s vision, society remakes its relationship with nature by moving the trees into the city.
    — Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Still, having a relative unknown pop as a contributor helps the Mets rely less on free agency and avoid continuously remaking their bullpen.
    — Will Sammon, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of remake

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