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past tense of update
as in redesigned
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 updated
Adjective
This story has been updated with new information. Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025 Blackwood said the families of all the students had been updated about their conditions. Katie Langford, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025 This article is being continuously updated. Kansas City Star, 13 Sep. 2025 This story has been updated with additional content. Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025 This technology and design will be used for over 40 new or updated models across EV and ICE models. Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025 This list was last updated September 12, 2025. The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 12 Sep. 2025 While updated for the social media age, the adaptation does include songs from the Broadway show. Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025 Travelers are advised to stay updated on Spirit’s flight schedules as the airline navigates the restructuring process. Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for updated
Verb
  • From software to computing power to network bandwidth, the entire technology stack is being redesigned around flexible, scalable consumption.
    Vincentas Grinius, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Additionally, the display has been redesigned.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Her pieces consisted of geometric tops influenced by flowers’ natural designs and also modernized micro shorts.
    Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Airlines shed excess debt, renegotiated labor contracts and modernized fleets.
    Frank Holmes, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The video is the latest in a lengthy stream of controversies the probation department has faced in recent years.
    James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2023
  • The shooting happened the day before the fifth anniversary of the Parkland, Florida, school shooting that killed 17 and is the latest in what has become a deadly new year in the U.S.
    Joey Cappelletti and Mike Householder, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Feb. 2023
Verb
  • The offense certainly needs to clean up its operation, but Corbett thinks that process can be streamlined as early as this week.
    Mike Kaye September 10, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Through this proactive effort, the company streamlined its procure-to-pay and accounts payable processes, which eliminated its onerous legacy system and enabled leadership to access timely, accurate data.
    Nate Heeren, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Five meetings and nine months have elapsed since the Fed last adjusted interest rates.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Elsewhere, she’s opted for sequin sea blue Balenciaga, and chose a sparkling structural Alexander McQueen gown for last year’s BAFTAs.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2025

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