updates

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 The scores from Google and Samsung are static, but both companies offer a separate workout-specific metric that updates as you complete activities. — Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 17 Sep. 2026 Blue Jays injury rehab updates Trey Yesavage didn’t get out of the first inning in his Triple-A rehab outing Tuesday. — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026 Tools can also summarize meeting transcripts, identify follow-up tasks and prepare customer relationship management (CRM) updates before a salesperson finishes their next meeting. — Don Markland, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026 Injury updates on Zach Chapman, Jordan Dwyer But while the Horned Frogs got good news on that front, two other starters, senior edge rusher Zach Chapman and senior wide receiver Jordan Dwyer, remain doubtful for Saturday. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Sep. 2026 The rolling average’s purpose is to smooth out choppy short-term changes in data in favor of capturing a cleaner long-term average; that value updates once a month. — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026 Successive Pentagon updates first added six years to the timeline, then 15 more and, most recently, another 19 years. — Austin Fast, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026 The expectation is that Apple will announce a new foldable iPhone as well as other product updates. — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026 To check for the latest Pixel software, go to Settings > System > Software updates and install any available update. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for updates
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • As Silicon Valley remakes the world yet again, swallowing up our water and spiking our electricity bills, homelessness remains endemic to that region of California.
    — Piper French, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
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

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“Updates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/updates. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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