as in redesigns
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 updates
Neubauer told me that his insurance group does not expect to see meaningful premium reductions as a result of the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac updates.
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Jeff Lazerson, Oc Register, 26 Mar. 2026
Ramadan in Saudi Arabia has shifted from TV dramas to real-time war updates, as businesses and residents navigate uncertainty, Alex Malouf writes for AGBI.
—Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 25 Mar. 2026
But Apple shut down Dark Sky in 2023, prompting an online outcry, and Grossman eventually left out of frustration with Apple’s sluggish corporate schedule of annual software updates.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2026
The company also plans to deliver regular over-the-air (OTA) updates, allowing features and performance to be refined over time.
—New Atlas, 25 Mar. 2026
Scientists are now beginning preparations for arrival at the asteroid system, including extensive onboard software updates.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 25 Mar. 2026
The bill updates language to require vehicles to stop for a school bus once its red lights begin flashing, regardless of whether its stop sign arm has been fully extended.
—Aki Nace, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
Code updates regulating the sale of products containing kratom, 7-OH and nitrous oxide.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 23 Mar. 2026
Apple has released a new security protection for its devices to work in the background between major software updates.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
Jeff Lazerson, Oc Register, 26 Mar. 2026
Ramadan in Saudi Arabia has shifted from TV dramas to real-time war updates, as businesses and residents navigate uncertainty, Alex Malouf writes for AGBI.
—Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 25 Mar. 2026
But Apple shut down Dark Sky in 2023, prompting an online outcry, and Grossman eventually left out of frustration with Apple’s sluggish corporate schedule of annual software updates.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2026
The company also plans to deliver regular over-the-air (OTA) updates, allowing features and performance to be refined over time.
—New Atlas, 25 Mar. 2026
Scientists are now beginning preparations for arrival at the asteroid system, including extensive onboard software updates.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 25 Mar. 2026
The bill updates language to require vehicles to stop for a school bus once its red lights begin flashing, regardless of whether its stop sign arm has been fully extended.
—Aki Nace, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
Code updates regulating the sale of products containing kratom, 7-OH and nitrous oxide.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 23 Mar. 2026
Apple has released a new security protection for its devices to work in the background between major software updates.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for updates
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Barden redesigns the trail layout every year and adds new features, too.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Oct. 2025
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SpaceX redesigns Starship ahead of flight 10 SpaceX also revealed a redesign to Starship earlier in August after the first three test flights of 2025 all ended in dramatic explosions in the sky.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
19 Aug. 2025
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The deal, which forms a Hollywood colossus and remakes the media landscape, awaits regulatory approval.—
Jake Coyle,
Fortune,
2 Mar. 2026
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The deal, which forms a Hollywood colossus and remakes the media landscape, awaits regulatory approval.—
Jake Coyle,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Mar. 2026
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As markets learn to manufacture intelligence, politics modernizes, upgrades paranoia, and tries to get a grip.—
James Duesterberg,
New Yorker,
18 Feb. 2026
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According to him, the goal is to build a system that modernizes the full lifecycle of a prescription from the moment it’s written to when the patient picks it up, and ideally beyond.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
8 Feb. 2026
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The Levi's 318 Shaping Wide-leg Jeans feature a smoothing panel that streamlines the fit through the waist, balanced by a wide-leg silhouette.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Mar. 2026
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Using a stock screener streamlines the research process, eliminating the need to manually search through thousands of stocks.—
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CNBC,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Updates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/updates. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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