updates

verb

present tense third-person singular of update
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 Back onboard, Aesha updates Sandy on the previous night’s disastrous dinner service. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 18 Aug. 2026 Other injury updates Demario Davis and Minkah Fitzpatrick both received veteran rest days on Monday and did not practice. — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2026 Climate tech startup Rainbow Weather's GlobalCast uses AI and satellite data to provide real-time, 1km resolution precipitation updates worldwide, including oceans. — Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 In some cases, automakers can correct the problems through over-the-air software updates, allowing owners to receive a fix without taking their vehicle to a dealership. — Gino Vicci, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026 The system has a memory protocol and daily reflection process that identifies mistakes, learns from them, and updates its own operating rules. — Ethan M. Stone, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026 If the movement looks wrong, the system updates its understanding of the machine. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2026 Niyoka McCoy, EdD, the Chief Learning Officer of K12, says those include due dates for beginning-of-year paperwork, immunization records, emergency contact updates, benchmark assessment testing, school fundraiser deadlines and even spirit weeks. — Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 16 Aug. 2026 That flexibility could prove important as the Army introduces new mission equipment and updates cockpit systems over the Chinook’s service life. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for updates
  1. redesigns
  2. remakes
  3. modernizes
  4. streamlines
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  • VideoAmp cut its Chief Technology Officer, alongside 20% of its workforce, as the company redesigns itself around agentic AI.
    — Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Subaru redesigns its midsize SUV without deviating from winning formula.
    — Charles Singh, USA Today, 15 July 2026
Definition of redesigns
Verb
  • In Calvino’s novel, young Cosimo remakes his relationship with society by moving into the trees; in Boeri’s vision, society remakes its relationship with nature by moving the trees into the city.
    — Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Because until the state follows through and remakes all streets around the limits of the human body, fallible people will remain primarily responsible for road users’ safety.
    — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of remakes
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  • The thoughtful reformulation modernizes the scent with a crisper citrus top note, a mossier base, and improved longevity.
    — Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Each project modernizes the experience without fundamentally altering the character that generations of fans recognize instantly.
    — Tim Genske, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of modernizes
Verb
  • Their concerns centered on Yolo County’s agricultural-exemption permitting, which streamlines construction of buildings used for agriculture by exempting them from most safety standards and inspections.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026
  • The declaration streamlines contracting and avoids the sometimes lengthy wait for permits needed for the work.
    — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 June 2026
Definition of streamlines

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