modernization
noun
mod·ern·i·za·tion
ˌmä-dər-nə-ˈzā-shən 
1
: the act of modernizing : the state of being modernized
2
: something modernized : a modernized version
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As modernization comes with teaching music, current students emphasize that Davenport continues to be solely focused on the foundation of music, ensuring that history is always taught.
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Tevon Blair, Essence, 30 Dec. 2025
The Digital Transformation practice supports hybrid, multi-cloud mission-centric IT solutions, software development, application modernization, and cloud migration services using our state-of-the-art software factory.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 28 Dec. 2025
By happenstance, Planetary Ventures is undertaking a wide-ranging modernization and restoration of the historic Hangar One in Mountain View.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2025
The Gap brand is on a two-year run of positive comparable sales, stoked by a string of splashy, attention-grabbing marketing campaigns and collaborations, and encouraged by a store modernization program that is still in its early stages.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 19 Dec. 2025
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Tevon Blair, Essence, 30 Dec. 2025
The Digital Transformation practice supports hybrid, multi-cloud mission-centric IT solutions, software development, application modernization, and cloud migration services using our state-of-the-art software factory.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 28 Dec. 2025
By happenstance, Planetary Ventures is undertaking a wide-ranging modernization and restoration of the historic Hangar One in Mountain View.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2025
The Gap brand is on a two-year run of positive comparable sales, stoked by a string of splashy, attention-grabbing marketing campaigns and collaborations, and encouraged by a store modernization program that is still in its early stages.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 19 Dec. 2025
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“Modernization.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/modernization. Accessed 6 Jan. 2026.
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