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
This story has been updated to include a comment from Assembly Minority Leader Greta Neubauer.
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Jessie Opoien, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
This story has been updated to note that Arizona has a modest income tax.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
This is a developing story and will be updated.
—Hannah Demissie, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2025
It was updated in September of 2025.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 4 Sep. 2025
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Jessie Opoien, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
This story has been updated to note that Arizona has a modest income tax.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
This is a developing story and will be updated.
—Hannah Demissie, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2025
It was updated in September of 2025.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 4 Sep. 2025
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In 2024, Armani opened his company’s new building at 760 Madison Avenue in New York, which was entirely redesigned to include residential units, the new Giorgio Armani and Armani/Casa boutiques, and an Armani/Ristorante, which opened in November.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
4 Sep. 2025
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Although YouTube redesigned those videos, the company allegedly did not overhaul its policy.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Cubie Hernandez, the organization’s chief technology and learning officer, said the goal is to help families have confidence during the mortgage process while pushing the industry to modernize.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Yet even in the face of these losses, many retailers remain hesitant to modernize their approach to returns, fearing that stricter policies could hurt customer satisfaction.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
4 Sep. 2025
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The activist said Pepsi should evaluate the potential refranchising of its bottling network, while streamlining its portfolio by divesting non-core and underperforming assets.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
2 Sep. 2025
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In reasoning about the mass firings, both Silicon Valley giants claimed the need to streamline human operations and invest more in AI.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
2 Sep. 2025
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My mind taking apart, then remaking.—
Leila Chatti
September 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
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In June this year, True CJ signed a new licensing partnership with regional arm CJ ENM HK to bring Korean IP remakes to Latin America and several Asian markets, including Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea and Taiwan.—
The Deadline Team,
Deadline,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Update.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/update. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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