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
What the National Weather Service expects this spring Although these two publications often draw public attention for their seasonal outlooks, the National Weather Service updates its forecasts each month.
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Newsroom Meteorologist, Austin American Statesman, 19 Feb. 2026
This list automatically updates as reports are sent in from the schools.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
Included in Mayfield’s funding request was $250,000 for rebranding consultants involving overhead announcements, emergency messaging and telephone system updates.
—Jim Turner, Sun Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2026
For example, 2-1-1’s partnership with the Greater Chicago Food Depository updates local resources in their database every six hours.
—Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
The city of Oxford now manages and updates this online resource.
—Robbyn Abbitt, The Conversation, 10 Feb. 2026
The 2026 Pilot updates a model that has been on sale for some years with interior upgrades and visual tweaks.
—Mark Phelan, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
This layer updates actions several times per second.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Feb. 2026
The weekend updates and all that.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
Newsroom Meteorologist, Austin American Statesman, 19 Feb. 2026
This list automatically updates as reports are sent in from the schools.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
Included in Mayfield’s funding request was $250,000 for rebranding consultants involving overhead announcements, emergency messaging and telephone system updates.
—Jim Turner, Sun Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2026
For example, 2-1-1’s partnership with the Greater Chicago Food Depository updates local resources in their database every six hours.
—Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
The city of Oxford now manages and updates this online resource.
—Robbyn Abbitt, The Conversation, 10 Feb. 2026
The 2026 Pilot updates a model that has been on sale for some years with interior upgrades and visual tweaks.
—Mark Phelan, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
This layer updates actions several times per second.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Feb. 2026
The weekend updates and all that.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 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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Capitalism is the other force that restlessly and continually remakes the world.—
Walter Russell Mead,
The Atlantic,
24 Jan. 2026
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Two remakes top the list of the 46th Annual Golden Raspberry nominations, known as the Razzies, announced on Wednesday.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN Money,
21 Jan. 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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Expect to see these packaging changes rolled out over the next few years as ALDI modernizes and makes each product more recognizable.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Jan. 2026
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Optima Tax Relief Many taxpayers appreciate technological convenience, and Optima Tax Relief delivers through its innovative mobile application that streamlines the tax relief process.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
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The Verdict on Sheet Pan Chicken Parmesan Making chicken Parmesan from scratch is usually a labor of love, but this recipe streamlines the process into an easy weeknight dinner.—
Heather Riske,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Updates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/updates. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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