as in to redesign
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 update
Its website regularly updates the risk of rip currents on the Florida coast day-by-day.
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Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 2 May 2025
This article was originally published in 2024 and most recently updated on May 2, 2025 with current information.
—Craig Stoltz, AFAR Media, 2 May 2025
Original story 5/1: The latest ruling in the Apple versus Epic Games case means the former needs to update its App Store policies immediately.
—James Peckham, PC Magazine, 2 May 2025
All Billboard charts dated May 10 will update on Tuesday, May 6, on Billboard.com.
—Kevin Rutherford, Billboard, 2 May 2025
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Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 2 May 2025
This article was originally published in 2024 and most recently updated on May 2, 2025 with current information.
—Craig Stoltz, AFAR Media, 2 May 2025
Original story 5/1: The latest ruling in the Apple versus Epic Games case means the former needs to update its App Store policies immediately.
—James Peckham, PC Magazine, 2 May 2025
All Billboard charts dated May 10 will update on Tuesday, May 6, on Billboard.com.
—Kevin Rutherford, Billboard, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for update
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While traditional mattress companies were optimizing foam densities and coil configurations, Matteo was asking a more fundamental question: What if sleep itself could be redesigned?—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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Storage has been redesigned to be more intuitive—cabinets now flip up rather than down—the side and rear windows now open up, and a skylight has been installed above the dinette.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
8 May 2025
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So one of Degeorges’ first moves was to modernize Gaumont’s development processes to keep pace with rising expectations.—
Ben Croll,
Variety,
7 May 2025
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Amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, fears of nuclear conflict are mounting as both nations possess nearly 200 nuclear warheads and continue to modernize their arsenals.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 May 2025
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The software ecosystem allows for quick creation of 3D apps using Unity templates, and content can be managed just like any other iOS application, streamlining updates and deployment.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2025
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Trump has long portrayed Social Security as a system rife with waste and fraud, publicly promoting efforts to streamline its administration.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 2025
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And so the company re-created the staging, rebuilding Etienne Pluss’s sets, remaking Ursula Kudrna’s costumes, and casting the lifelike head of Jochanaan (a.k.a. St. John the Baptist) in the image of baritone Peter Mattei.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
30 Apr. 2025
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Yair Rosenberg: Trump is remaking the world in his image Nowhere is this shift more consequential than in the United States, which was the original visionary and anchor of the postwar order.—
Margaret MacMillan,
The Atlantic,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Update.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/update. Accessed 12 May. 2025.
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