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
Status updates, boss briefings, even something like brainstorming.
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Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
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
Instead of long production cycles, the company updates its hardware frequently, using each prototype as a step toward the next.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 27 May 2026
The academy then takes these requests under advisement and, very occasionally, updates the Esperanto dictionary.
—Katie Thornton, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
The underlying index for the new options will be the CME CF Bitcoin Real Time Index, which updates with data from cryptocurrency exchanges every 200 milliseconds.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 24 May 2026
Ethylene oxide was already identified as a carcinogen by the state, but the new assessment updates its risk levels based on the new research.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
The victim, who was being held against hit will in Kelly's truck, called 911 and was providing real-time location updates.
—CBS News, 14 May 2026
This story updates a previous report with new information.
—Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 14 May 2026
Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
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
Instead of long production cycles, the company updates its hardware frequently, using each prototype as a step toward the next.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 27 May 2026
The academy then takes these requests under advisement and, very occasionally, updates the Esperanto dictionary.
—Katie Thornton, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
The underlying index for the new options will be the CME CF Bitcoin Real Time Index, which updates with data from cryptocurrency exchanges every 200 milliseconds.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 24 May 2026
Ethylene oxide was already identified as a carcinogen by the state, but the new assessment updates its risk levels based on the new research.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
The victim, who was being held against hit will in Kelly's truck, called 911 and was providing real-time location updates.
—CBS News, 14 May 2026
This story updates a previous report with new information.
—Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 14 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for updates
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At the conclusion of every regular season, provided the Knicks make the playoffs, the organization redesigns the corridor leading from the home locker room to the Madison Square Garden hardwood floors.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
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This approach redesigns enterprise workflows to embed value, operationalize governance and harden the AI lifecycle, ensuring reliability over time.—
Ashwin Gaidhani,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
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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
Verb
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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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My goal would be to create a framework that streamlines approvals for housing, especially near transit and job centers, while holding jurisdictions accountable for actually building new units.—
Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards,
Mercury News,
26 May 2026
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The act ensures the legalization and regulation of surrogacy, streamlines the process of obtaining formal parental recognition and better protects parents, surrogates and children.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
9 May 2026
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“Updates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/updates. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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