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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
Christopher Edwards,
PEOPLE,
8 June 2026
The natatorium reopened in 2010 with an elegant, updated neoclassical facade, while the pool itself was subdivided into two areas, one for lap swimming and the other a shallow area for children to swim and play.
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Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
Just northeast of downtown, at Lake Geneva at Grand Geneva Resort and Spa, choose a room, suite, or villa; enjoy two golf courses and excellent restaurants, as well as an updated WELL Spa + Salon and a fitness center.
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Jess Hoffert,
Midwest Living,
9 May 2026
This would also provide a historic opportunity to incorporate the rights of the Tribes into an updated Compact.
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Chris Winter,
Denver Post,
22 Nov. 2025
The updated charging modality allows for faster, more-efficient energy transfer (in this case, at up to 240 W), with communication between the charger and the battery meant to prevent issues such as overheating and thermal runaway that trigger fires.
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IEEE Spectrum,
18 Nov. 2025
The new exterior design improves aerodynamics, and brings styling up to par with Nissan's other recent offerings such as the new Leaf and the updated Murano.
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New Atlas,
23 Sep. 2025
But in most other cases, Apple seems happy to take older icons and automatically modify them to match Tahoe's theming rather than letting old, non-updated icons stick out as all the other icons on your system change their colors and tints.
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ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
Susanne Rust
follow,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
The Venezuelan government has updated the casualty toll from the earthquakes only incrementally.
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Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
30 June 2026
This story has been updated to correct that Bill Alverson has landed one show on TLC and one on Lifetime.
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Kaitlyn Harvey,
AJC.com,
29 June 2026
The country’s postwar welfare system distributed some benefits based on age, and many Okinawans requested that their records be updated.
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Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
This often includes some amount of offline capability or an old, rarely updated local backup.
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Thomas Berndorfer,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
This article is being continuously updated.
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Kansas City Star,
29 June 2026
But Christine Leinonen, who lost her son, Christopher Leinonen, in the nightclub shooting, said she was not invited to the unveiling or updated on the new location.
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Natalia Jaramillo,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 June 2026
Designed and built by Frank Lloyd Wright protégé Robert Overstreet as his personal residence in 1968, the NorCal retreat has been meticulously updated in recent years.
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Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
29 June 2026
Adjective
An updated listing for the property shows the couple have cut another $1 million from its asking price, just three months after slashing the price by $1 million in March.
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Christopher Edwards,
PEOPLE,
8 June 2026
The natatorium reopened in 2010 with an elegant, updated neoclassical facade, while the pool itself was subdivided into two areas, one for lap swimming and the other a shallow area for children to swim and play.
—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
Just northeast of downtown, at Lake Geneva at Grand Geneva Resort and Spa, choose a room, suite, or villa; enjoy two golf courses and excellent restaurants, as well as an updated WELL Spa + Salon and a fitness center.
—
Jess Hoffert,
Midwest Living,
9 May 2026
This would also provide a historic opportunity to incorporate the rights of the Tribes into an updated Compact.
—
Chris Winter,
Denver Post,
22 Nov. 2025
The updated charging modality allows for faster, more-efficient energy transfer (in this case, at up to 240 W), with communication between the charger and the battery meant to prevent issues such as overheating and thermal runaway that trigger fires.
—
IEEE Spectrum,
18 Nov. 2025
The new exterior design improves aerodynamics, and brings styling up to par with Nissan's other recent offerings such as the new Leaf and the updated Murano.
—
New Atlas,
23 Sep. 2025
But in most other cases, Apple seems happy to take older icons and automatically modify them to match Tahoe's theming rather than letting old, non-updated icons stick out as all the other icons on your system change their colors and tints.
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ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
Like the mandatory monitoring list, it is updated only every five years.
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Susanne Rust
follow,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
The Venezuelan government has updated the casualty toll from the earthquakes only incrementally.
—
Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
30 June 2026
This story has been updated to correct that Bill Alverson has landed one show on TLC and one on Lifetime.
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Kaitlyn Harvey,
AJC.com,
29 June 2026
The country’s postwar welfare system distributed some benefits based on age, and many Okinawans requested that their records be updated.
—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
This often includes some amount of offline capability or an old, rarely updated local backup.
—
Thomas Berndorfer,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
This article is being continuously updated.
—
Kansas City Star,
29 June 2026
But Christine Leinonen, who lost her son, Christopher Leinonen, in the nightclub shooting, said she was not invited to the unveiling or updated on the new location.
—
Natalia Jaramillo,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 June 2026
Designed and built by Frank Lloyd Wright protégé Robert Overstreet as his personal residence in 1968, the NorCal retreat has been meticulously updated in recent years.
—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
29 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for updated
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These innovations, built on a modernized digital platform and improved data architecture, aim to deepen engagement for global audiences.
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Keep reading for more of our favorite modernized pieces with a vintage flair to shop at Amazon.
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From cabin and cargo space to standard tech, the South Korean automaker has completely redesigned its popular midsize three-row SUV for the 2027 model year.
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The building boom of the early 2000s redesigned stadiums focused on the fan experience, allowing concessions to become part of the game.
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The 7-2 Kessler missed most of last season because of a shoulder injury.
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Deivis Ramos hasn’t cried since his daughters were killed in last Wednesday’s earthquakes.
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In Sunny Isles Beach, another town that’s been remade by major development projects, the Bentley Residences tower is expected to be completed this year.
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Of course, there are only so many bad movies that are ripe to be remade; only so many movies that are famous enough to feel like safe investments, but also flawed enough to guarantee that Hollywood executives will feel like creative geniuses for improving upon them.
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In plain terms, streamlined means fewer questions asked.
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States that have streamlined permitting, strengthened RPS frameworks and designed tax credit incentive programs that can withstand legal scrutiny are already seeing results.
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