updated; updating; updates
: to bring up to date
: to become up to date
My computer updated overnight.
1
: an act or instance of updating
2
: current information for updating something
3
: an up-to-date version, account, or report
Examples of update in a Sentence
Verb
I need to update my address book.
update all the population figures
She wants to update her wardrobe.
Noun
I haven't heard the latest weather update.
You can download updates for free.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 May 2026
This is a developing story and will be updated.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 19 May 2026
CBS News, 19 May 2026
The organization publishes sustainability data updates to demonstrate its progress.
—Caitlin Grady, The Conversation, 19 May 2026
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Verb
The villas were restored and updated, Conrad Orlando was introduced as the luxury hotel anchor, and Evermore Bay (the lagoon beach that now defines the property) was built from scratch.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 May 2026
This is a developing story and will be updated.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 19 May 2026
Noun
Voters assigned to those precincts will instead cast their ballots at the Johns Creek Environmental Campus for the election, officials said in a social media update.
—CBS News, 19 May 2026
The organization publishes sustainability data updates to demonstrate its progress.
—Caitlin Grady, The Conversation, 19 May 2026
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“Update.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/update. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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