as in redesigning
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 updating
Soto-Martínez said his biggest accomplishments include raising the minimum wage to $30 for tourism workers, updating the rent stabilization ordinance for the first time in 40 years and growing his district’s rapid response network to combat federal immigration raids.
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Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
Starting this December, American men between the ages of 18 and 25 will be automatically registered into the military draft pool, updating an already existing process that depended on individuals to register themselves.
—Emily Guskin, ABC News, 1 May 2026
The 2026 redesign makes the small SUV model even more appealing by upgrading its exterior design and updating its cabin.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
The Big Thunder refreshening is part of a Magic Kingdom trend of updating existing attractions.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2026
According to the district, funding investments include building a new high school, improving ADA accessibility, renovating two pools, updating HVAC systems, bathrooms, refurbishing athletic centers and more.
—Ross Dimattei, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
The University of California says campuses are updating plans, budgets and reporting in response to the 2025 audit.
—Kerri J. Malloy, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2026
In the past year, Melton said his administration has prioritized blight elimination, updating structures and improving economic development in the city.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
Various owners have taken the reins over the years, but all were committed to preserving the bar’s old-school character rather than polishing, upgrading, or updating it away.
—Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 29 Apr. 2026
Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
Starting this December, American men between the ages of 18 and 25 will be automatically registered into the military draft pool, updating an already existing process that depended on individuals to register themselves.
—Emily Guskin, ABC News, 1 May 2026
The 2026 redesign makes the small SUV model even more appealing by upgrading its exterior design and updating its cabin.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
The Big Thunder refreshening is part of a Magic Kingdom trend of updating existing attractions.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2026
According to the district, funding investments include building a new high school, improving ADA accessibility, renovating two pools, updating HVAC systems, bathrooms, refurbishing athletic centers and more.
—Ross Dimattei, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
The University of California says campuses are updating plans, budgets and reporting in response to the 2025 audit.
—Kerri J. Malloy, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2026
In the past year, Melton said his administration has prioritized blight elimination, updating structures and improving economic development in the city.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
Various owners have taken the reins over the years, but all were committed to preserving the bar’s old-school character rather than polishing, upgrading, or updating it away.
—Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 29 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for updating
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In one case, while redesigning a ribosomal protein called RpsJ, the AI remodeled an alpha helix—a structural element bridging different parts of the ribosome—and introduced eight new nearby mutations to compensate for the substitution of just two isoleucines.—
Jacek Krywko,
Scientific American,
30 Apr. 2026
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Beyond immediate risks, broader questions remain about how far humans should go in redesigning life and what unintended consequences such changes could have for ecosystems.—
André O. Hudson,
The Conversation,
30 Apr. 2026
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City officials say the program is aimed at improving safety and modernizing how red-light violations are handled.—
Charlie Lapastora,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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Until companies do the hard, expensive, unsexy work of cleaning up their data and modernizing their access controls, agents will keep hitting walls.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Surgical robot Neuralink has accelerated implantation by streamlining procedural steps and refining hardware, including upgraded needle designs and advanced optics.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Apr. 2026
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Local governments play a crucial role in affordable housing development by streamlining the permitting and zoning processes.—
Ryan von Weller,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Apr. 2026
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Zadik Zadikian’s project, The Studio, turns a 5,000-square-foot space inside the Arsenale into a working studio, where Zadikian and his assistants will spend the six months of the Biennale’s run making and remaking sculptures in front of visitors.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
4 May 2026
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Kansas is a blue blood remaking its roster after an underwhelming season.—
Lindsay Schnell,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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