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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for update
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Surface Pro Flex Keyboard for $400: Microsoft redesigned its signature keyboard cover for the new Surface Pro (11th Edition).—
Luke Larsen,
Wired News,
21 May 2025
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Its mission, clearly accepted, is to redesign Earth according to its own controversial notions of progress and preferred sentient AI-to-human ratio.—
Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
20 May 2025
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Max Hollein, who had started as the Met’s director the year before, had a mandate to modernize the programming and attract a new generation of visitors and donors.—
Nick Paumgarten,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
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The Charleston renovation focuses on modernizing and updating the color palette while including market-specific elements that align with the community.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
19 May 2025
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Mayor James Hahn issued an order to streamline the permitting process in February 2004.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
20 May 2025
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Crystal said this advancement helps streamline inventory management, reduces the risk of loss or misplacement and enhances quality control by identifying issues swiftly.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
19 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 29 May. 2025.
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