updating

verb

present participle of update
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 Leppanen and her colleague, Dilip Venugopal, were charged with updating the environmental assessment. — Matthew Chapman, STAT, 14 July 2026 Other safeguards include disabling Cisco Smart Install on all devices, using strong passwords, updating firmware regularly, and avoiding the use of other networking protocols. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 13 July 2026 If a profile, photo, or introduction needs updating, choose one that feels alive and honest. — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 11 July 2026 Over the centuries, Chapter House changed hands several times, growing and changing until it was eventually purchased by hospitality industry vets Phil and Silvia Baxter in 2021, who have been lovingly, methodically updating it since. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026 This World Cup has been defined by its stars, so don't blame us for continually updating you on the race for the Golden Boot, awarded to the tournament's top goal scorer. — Joe Murphy, NBC news, 9 July 2026 Those include updating their insider trading policies to include event contracts and establishing protocols to monitor unusual activity on individual markets related to their businesses. — Davis Giangiulio,ananya Chetia, CNBC, 9 July 2026 The revamp also involved replacing the coral velvet wall hangings with green silk damask and updating the gallery’s lighting. — Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 9 July 2026 Triaging a flaky test means reading a custom reporting layer; updating a test means understanding the internal context engine. — Mudit Singh, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for updating
  1. redesigning
  2. modernizing
  3. streamlining
  4. remaking
Verb
  • The organizations getting beyond experimentation are redesigning their workflows around collaboration between AI and humans, rather than viewing one as a substitute for the other.
    — Tony Bates, Fortune, 16 July 2026
  • The problem appears to be systemic and architectural in nature, and it is being fundamentally ignored by the people capable of refining or redesigning that architecture.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 14 July 2026
Definition of redesigning
Verb
  • The foursome began a two-year, multi-million-dollar journey that preserved the building’s original craftsmanship while modernizing the design, plumbing, and electrical.
    — Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
  • Ultimately, Johnston said, the central issue is reliability, not resistance to AT&T modernizing its network.
    — Jenny Jarvie Follow, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Definition of modernizing
Verb
  • The votes were based on an implicit, perhaps even desperate, hope that streamlining administration might raise the state’s mediocre levels of academic achievement.
    — Dan Walters, Mercury News, 14 July 2026
  • From streamlining access to MARTA from the terminal to reorganizing the drop-off zone, things are looking a little different around the airport.
    — Irene Wright, USA Today, 10 July 2026
Definition of streamlining
Verb
  • After stabilizing the hillside, the development team discussed remaking the bird with the help of the original artist.
    — Ryan Steven Green, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
  • This means the algorithm isn’t remaking organizations in some new and frightening image.
    — Aparna Rae, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Definition of remaking

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