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
The American Planning Association notes that municipalities nationwide continue updating zoning policies to allow them.
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Zakkiyyah Terrell White, USA Today, 8 May 2026
The city council has spent the last decade approving streamlined planning and permitting, density bonuses and updating and modernizing community plans.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
The brand largely kept the original façade of the building, a nod to the authenticity of old Texas while updating the interior representing new Texas.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 7 May 2026
Consider changing your hardware or updating your backsplash for a bigger change.
—Melissa Epifano, The Spruce, 6 May 2026
Follow this page for live updating primary election results in Ohio on Tuesday.
—Michael Guise, CBS News, 6 May 2026
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.
—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 Big Thunder refreshening is part of a Magic Kingdom trend of updating existing attractions.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2026
Zakkiyyah Terrell White, USA Today, 8 May 2026
The city council has spent the last decade approving streamlined planning and permitting, density bonuses and updating and modernizing community plans.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
The brand largely kept the original façade of the building, a nod to the authenticity of old Texas while updating the interior representing new Texas.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 7 May 2026
Consider changing your hardware or updating your backsplash for a bigger change.
—Melissa Epifano, The Spruce, 6 May 2026
Follow this page for live updating primary election results in Ohio on Tuesday.
—Michael Guise, CBS News, 6 May 2026
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.
—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 Big Thunder refreshening is part of a Magic Kingdom trend of updating existing attractions.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for updating
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Instead of redesigning airport systems from scratch, companies are exploring humanoid robots that can fit into existing workflows.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
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Since then, scientists have devised ways of redesigning these molecules to better infiltrate muscle cells, leading to vastly higher dystrophin levels.—
Jason Mast,
STAT,
7 May 2026
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The official added that allies are increasing investments in warships, aircraft, drones, long-range missiles, as well as space and cyber capabilities, while boosting readiness and modernizing command and control.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
9 May 2026
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Newsom said the state's strategy includes expanding water recycling, desalination projects and stormwater capture while also modernizing aging infrastructure.—
Richard Ramos,
CBS News,
8 May 2026
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Blackstreet Capital Management focused on buying companies on the brink of financial collapse, injecting them with short-term cash, slashing costs and streamlining operations before flipping them to bigger firms at a profit.—
Kenny Jacoby,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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While mixtures of two or three metals were messy and unstable, the five-metal combination paradoxically self-organized into a single, uniform product, streamlining 31 possible chemical outcomes into a single, precise nanocrystal.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
7 May 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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“Updating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/updating. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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