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
The law also updates the definition of infertility to be more inclusive and aims to improve access to fertility care for everyone — including members of the LGBTQ+ community.
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Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2025
This story has been updated to clarify the time frame in which the strange radio signal was detected.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 30 June 2025
Fisher updated this guide to the best affordable bag brands for 2025 with new bag styles, new purse brands, and emerging trends in the designer fashion market.
—Lauren Alexis Fisher, Footwear News, 30 June 2025
Disney Imagineers spent the past several months updating the animatronic Trump following the real president’s inauguration on the same day.
—Colson Thayer, People.com, 30 June 2025
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Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2025
This story has been updated to clarify the time frame in which the strange radio signal was detected.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 30 June 2025
Fisher updated this guide to the best affordable bag brands for 2025 with new bag styles, new purse brands, and emerging trends in the designer fashion market.
—Lauren Alexis Fisher, Footwear News, 30 June 2025
Disney Imagineers spent the past several months updating the animatronic Trump following the real president’s inauguration on the same day.
—Colson Thayer, People.com, 30 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for update
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It was redesigned in 1961 by President John F. Kennedy to serve as a space for outdoor ceremonies.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 July 2025
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The Fantasyland and Tomorrowland Autopia tracks were combined in 2000 and the cars were redesigned.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
7 July 2025
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The robots are part of a bigger innovation plan These robots are part of a larger effort to modernize how the U.K. manages its aging water infrastructure.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
7 July 2025
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This partnership, the organizations said, is meant to modernize the league’s digital infrastructure, broadcast match analysis, organizational operations and the new fan-facing digital platforms, which leverage Microsoft’s cloud and AI technologies.—
Sportico Staff,
Sportico.com,
4 July 2025
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Automate severance processes: AI tools have long been capable of streamlining a variety of administrative tasks.—
C200,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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On the city level, L.A. Mayor Karen Bass signed an executive order in May aimed at streamlining bureaucratic red tape around local production while City Councilmember Adrin Nazarian is currently researching potential permitting reforms.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
8 July 2025
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Nationwide, or universal, injunctions had emerged as an important check on the Republican president's efforts to expand executive power and remake the government and have been a source of mounting frustration to him and his allies.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
28 June 2025
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Earth is constantly remaking itself through processes like melting and recrystallization.—
Stephanie Edwards,
Discover Magazine,
27 June 2025
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“Update.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/update. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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