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 The London trio updates the naive humanism of 2000s indie-folk with modern dread and restless experimentation on its ambitious full-length debut. — Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 7 July 2026 With a client-centric platform on both iOS and Google Play that allows every client to log in and see real-time case updates, clients are able to access developments instantly and give direct feedback to the firm should situations change. — Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 7 July 2026 The training coordinator designs training for employees and updates materials to reflect new rules. — Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026 Zenith's Chronomaster Revival Liberty II updates a 1960s design, featuring a white dial with blue counters and a seconds hand inspired by the American flag. — Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026 The Charlotte Observer reports restaurant sanitation scores lower than an A, and updates the public when B and C grade restaurants are graded again. — Eva Flowe july 2, Charlotte Observer, 2 July 2026 Frontier models undergo step-change updates every few months, compared to semiconductor parts, whose manufacturers typically update on an 18- to 48-month cycle, depending on the particular component. — Lucas Laursen, IEEE Spectrum, 2 July 2026 Follow our live blog for Supreme Court updates throughout the day. — Josh Feldman, NBC news, 30 June 2026 Traffic enforcement House Bill 651 updates procedures governing school-zone speed camera enforcement and the collection of civil penalties tied to violations. — Christopher Harris, CBS News, 29 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for updates
  1. redesigns
  2. remakes
  3. modernizes
  4. streamlines
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of redesigns
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  • The collection takes 10 of Skims’ most familiar bra and underwear silhouettes and remakes them in cotton, spanning bralettes, briefs, thongs and boy shorts.
    — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 22 June 2026
  • More broadly, Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, this week laid off 8,000 workers as the company remakes itself with AI.
    — Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 27 May 2026
Definition of remakes
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  • The bill also reauthorizes and then modernizes the HOME Investments Partnership Program, a federal block grant program that seeks to boost building and buying affordable housing and provides rental assistance to low-income households.
    — Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2026
  • And yet, as Fort Lauderdale aggressively modernizes around the club, Schwartz says his throwback bar fits right in.
    — Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 18 June 2026
Definition of modernizes
Verb
  • 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
  • The approach also streamlines logistics, reduces storage requirements, and supports sustained operations in high-intensity conflicts where rapid target engagement is critical.
    — Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 24 June 2026
Definition of streamlines

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