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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 IndieWire will provide up-to-the-minute coverage of the ceremony on our website and social channels throughout the night, including a live-updating winners list. — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 14 Sep. 2026 Miami Beach Police Chief Wayne Jones said the department has used license plate readers since 2013, updating privacy policies along the way and that there have been no reports of misuse. — Bri Buckley, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026 The price points are also reliably reasonable for updating a suite of surfaces all at once. — Lori Keong, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2026 The Federal Trade Commission's home WiFi security guide goes into detail about the importance of updating default passwords, installing firmware patches, and enabling modern security protocols, all of which can impact home network systems. — K.h. Koehler, IndyStar, 10 Sep. 2026 De Laurentiis, who is paired with Alan Bersten, has since continued to post dance content after updating fans on her injury. — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026 The dress was part of couturier Wes Gordon’s debut as the creative director for the label, updating classic design codes synonymous with the brand while imbuing the collection with a distinctly casual bent. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026 Miller is advocating for updating the cancer screening policy to make available the very latest and most comprehensive cancer screening to the 9/11 responder community. — ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026 Lawmakers have been eyeing changes like prohibiting lawmakers from dating staff members, updating reporting systems and retaliation protections, and increasing educational and training resources. — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for updating
  1. redesigning
  2. modernizing
  3. streamlining
  4. remaking
Verb
  • The approach is intended to keep competition alive and allow the Air Force to introduce improved autonomy without redesigning the aircraft.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2026
  • That means redesigning an interface can create an odd paradox.
    — Mark Vena, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of redesigning
Verb
  • Making Shakespeare’s plays accessible is a noble goal, but there are other ways to go about this beyond modernizing the text and diluting its lyrical beauty and nuance.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Driscoll was widely seen as less combative and positioned himself as a driving force for modernizing the Army through updating its doctrine and integrating robots, drones and other emerging technologies into the force.
    — Luis Martinez, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of modernizing
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  • To maximize their effectiveness, the United States should build global support for refocusing their strategy, streamlining their operations, and making new investments in them.
    — Anna Nelson, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2026
  • However, according to Thomason, streamlining the CEQA process for longer projects would likely result in less thorough environmental reviews across the board.
    — Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of streamlining
Verb
  • The building, formally Building 13, is at the center of a long-running dispute over the character of development that is remaking the 388-acre campus.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • It’s gotten there by largely avoiding the trap of remaking the original story, in which an astronaut (Heston) crash-lands on a mysterious world in which apes are the dominant species and humans are subjugated, nonverbal creatures.
    — Jesse Hassenger, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of remaking

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“Updating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/updating. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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