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
In response to the president’s frustrations, the Defense Department began updating plans for possible action.
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Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 11 May 2026
This is a developing story and will be updated.
—Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 11 May 2026
This article is being continuously updated.
—Kansas City Star, 11 May 2026
Data, which is updated on this page weekly, is through May 9, 2026.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
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Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 11 May 2026
This is a developing story and will be updated.
—Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 11 May 2026
This article is being continuously updated.
—Kansas City Star, 11 May 2026
Data, which is updated on this page weekly, is through May 9, 2026.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for update
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According to Locus, Array reduces reliance on manual labor by up to 90 percent, maintains consistent throughput under changing market and employment conditions and enables operations to scale and adapt without redesigning infrastructure.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
12 May 2026
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Lastly, Google has redesigned its emoji yet again.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
12 May 2026
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The Lemon Grove City Council last week unanimously approved a $240,000 contract to remodel the city’s audiovisual system, a move that will modernize meeting accessibility, streamline archives and put the city in line with new state requirements.—
Hannah Elsmore,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 May 2026
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The new product is part of parent company Kraft Heinz’s broader plan to modernize its portfolio and reverse a sales slump that has lasted nearly a decade.—
Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
13 May 2026
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Aurora's program has existed for decades, but officials recently streamlined the application process through the city's online customer service portal.—
Tori Mason,
CBS News,
16 May 2026
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Mamdani intends to cut the median time for approvals from 210 to to 100 days via a mix of simplifying income verification, speeding up the process for lottery winners to be selected, and streamlining the applications, among other things.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2026
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Paul Feig attempted to remake Motherland in the States but the ABC pilot didn’t make it to series.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
14 May 2026
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That’s an intriguing philosophical swerve for the series that, however late arriving, paves the way for an unexpectedly moving epilogue after God honors Aziraphale and Crowley’s request to remake the universe as a place without gods or demons.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
13 May 2026
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“Update.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/update. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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