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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
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
Ingraham's question appeared to call back to a rumor that first started in the spring when the president began showing off his updated Oval Office.
—Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 12 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.
—ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 4 June 2026
All rooms, including mine on the sixth floor (639), were updated in 2017 by American designer Ed Tuttle in a warm neutral and gold palette.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026
This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 3 June 2026
This article is being continuously updated.
—Kansas City Star, 3 June 2026
In other corporate news, Zara owner Inditex updated investors on its fiscal first-quarter earnings on Wednesday.
—Hugh Leask,joseph Wilkins,chloe Taylor, CNBC, 3 June 2026
This story and headlines were updated to include new information.
—Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 3 June 2026
Recently, though, Stärke was bought and its formula updated to not only streamline assembly, but ensure that the end product possesses as modern of a sports-car driving experience as possible.
—Peter Nelson, Robb Report, 27 May 2026
The American Cancer Society (ACS) has updated its guidelines for colorectal cancer screening.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026
Adjective
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
Ingraham's question appeared to call back to a rumor that first started in the spring when the president began showing off his updated Oval Office.
—Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 12 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.
—ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
The story has been updated with more information.
—Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 4 June 2026
All rooms, including mine on the sixth floor (639), were updated in 2017 by American designer Ed Tuttle in a warm neutral and gold palette.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026
This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 3 June 2026
This article is being continuously updated.
—Kansas City Star, 3 June 2026
In other corporate news, Zara owner Inditex updated investors on its fiscal first-quarter earnings on Wednesday.
—Hugh Leask,joseph Wilkins,chloe Taylor, CNBC, 3 June 2026
This story and headlines were updated to include new information.
—Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 3 June 2026
Recently, though, Stärke was bought and its formula updated to not only streamline assembly, but ensure that the end product possesses as modern of a sports-car driving experience as possible.
—Peter Nelson, Robb Report, 27 May 2026
The American Cancer Society (ACS) has updated its guidelines for colorectal cancer screening.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for updated
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The refresh includes the assembly hall, unit storage area, classrooms, fitness center, as well as men’s and women’s bathrooms and showers, and a modernized area for vehicle storage.—
Elliot Mann,
Twin Cities,
29 May 2026
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The model retains all of the aesthetic cues of the original Adrenaline GTS 10 from 2009, but updates the Y2K sneaker with modernized comfort.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
27 May 2026
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Outdoor spaces were expanded, a top-deck bar was added, and the helideck was redesigned as a guest lounge.—
Rachel Ingram,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Redistricting war intensifies primary races The passage in November of Proposition 50, which redesigned congressional districts to favor Democrats, has intensified the primary races in those areas.—
Kevinisha Walker,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2026
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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
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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
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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.—
Catherine Odom,
Miami Herald,
6 Feb. 2026
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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.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
14 Nov. 2025
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Launched in Taiwan last month to the sound of drums and a traditional lion dance, the 21,000-ton civilian vessel connects the northern Taiwan port of Keelung with the island of Ishigaki, in southwestern Japan’s idyllic Okinawa prefecture.—
Wayne Chang,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
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That last line, even seventy years later, even after the seeming complete commodification of all dissent under the reign of King Algorithm, still reads as shocking, as liberatory.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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The company has since streamlined its operations, focusing on its coding product, Codex, and continues to invest in image generation and robotics.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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Departing the ship is also streamlined for MSC Yacht Club passengers.—
Stefanie Waldek,
Travel + Leisure,
30 May 2026
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