as in redesigned
to adapt to modern needs, taste, or usage
a proposal to modernize the old school and bring it into the 21st century
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Recent Examples of modernized
Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 12 Sep. 2025
Airlines shed excess debt, renegotiated labor contracts and modernized fleets.
—Frank Holmes, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
This egg beater functions the same as the old school ones, with a modernized design that reduces the fatigue on your arms and hands.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2025
The nationwide restaurant chain and country store, known for its comfort food and nostalgic atmosphere, unveiled the modernized logo last week.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
Publication of a modernized version requires funding through 2030, but funding has been appropriated only through 2026.
—Austyn Gaffney, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2025
The vehicle combines the firepower of a support tank with the capabilities of an anti-aircraft gun, all on a modernized Leopard 1 chassis.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2025
With overhauled visuals and modernized controls, Delta is intended as a reintroduction to the franchise for players with rosy memories of the now 20-year-old original, as well as an entry point for newcomers who might not even know what the series is after its extended absence in gaming culture.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025
This Alessi kettle brings a modernized look to a classic steel kettle with its dramatic shape and colorful handle that ensures you won’t get burned trying to make your morning chamomile.
—Elissa Suh, Architectural Digest, 21 Aug. 2025
Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
First installed aboard the USS Coral Sea in 1980, the system has been continuously modernized over four decades of service.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025
Grandfather Alcide devoted his life to the farm, father Alessandro modernized it, and today, Alberto, together with his wife Cinzia, has transformed it into a thriving agro-tourism destination.
—Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Those renovations brought the Old Town Theatre up to state standards and modernized the aesthetics inside, but the 246-seat, three-quarter thrust space — where a stage with three sides extends into the audience gallery — still presented some challenges for the up-and-coming theater company.
—David J. Bohnet, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
Over the years, Fowler has made multiple trips and devoted countless hours to Cairo — inspecting the site where the port will be rebuilt and modernized, encouraging Cairo’s preservation society and even hosting a block party.
—John T. Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
Of those out of service, 13 are undergoing maintenance and 24 units are being modernized or replaced.
—Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
Chris Nelson, director of sustainable materials management planning and implementation for DEEP, said Connecticut is among the leaders in the field because the state has modernized the process in ways that needed to be addressed.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 11 Aug. 2025
While some aspects of the property have been modernized, like Japanese toilets in the bathrooms, the Rinellas put an emphasis on restoring many original details of the house.
—Elliott Harrell, Southern Living, 9 Aug. 2025
Verb
Her pieces consisted of geometric tops influenced by flowers’ natural designs and also modernized micro shorts.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 12 Sep. 2025
Airlines shed excess debt, renegotiated labor contracts and modernized fleets.
—Frank Holmes, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
This egg beater functions the same as the old school ones, with a modernized design that reduces the fatigue on your arms and hands.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2025
The nationwide restaurant chain and country store, known for its comfort food and nostalgic atmosphere, unveiled the modernized logo last week.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
Publication of a modernized version requires funding through 2030, but funding has been appropriated only through 2026.
—Austyn Gaffney, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2025
The vehicle combines the firepower of a support tank with the capabilities of an anti-aircraft gun, all on a modernized Leopard 1 chassis.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2025
With overhauled visuals and modernized controls, Delta is intended as a reintroduction to the franchise for players with rosy memories of the now 20-year-old original, as well as an entry point for newcomers who might not even know what the series is after its extended absence in gaming culture.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025
This Alessi kettle brings a modernized look to a classic steel kettle with its dramatic shape and colorful handle that ensures you won’t get burned trying to make your morning chamomile.
—Elissa Suh, Architectural Digest, 21 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Investigative journalists have said images show new and modernized former military bases and training grounds in Belarus, some of which will be used during upcoming Zapad-2025 (West-2025) joint exercises with Russia.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
First installed aboard the USS Coral Sea in 1980, the system has been continuously modernized over four decades of service.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025
Grandfather Alcide devoted his life to the farm, father Alessandro modernized it, and today, Alberto, together with his wife Cinzia, has transformed it into a thriving agro-tourism destination.
—Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Those renovations brought the Old Town Theatre up to state standards and modernized the aesthetics inside, but the 246-seat, three-quarter thrust space — where a stage with three sides extends into the audience gallery — still presented some challenges for the up-and-coming theater company.
—David J. Bohnet, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
Over the years, Fowler has made multiple trips and devoted countless hours to Cairo — inspecting the site where the port will be rebuilt and modernized, encouraging Cairo’s preservation society and even hosting a block party.
—John T. Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
Of those out of service, 13 are undergoing maintenance and 24 units are being modernized or replaced.
—Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
Chris Nelson, director of sustainable materials management planning and implementation for DEEP, said Connecticut is among the leaders in the field because the state has modernized the process in ways that needed to be addressed.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 11 Aug. 2025
While some aspects of the property have been modernized, like Japanese toilets in the bathrooms, the Rinellas put an emphasis on restoring many original details of the house.
—Elliott Harrell, Southern Living, 9 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for modernized
Verb
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From software to computing power to network bandwidth, the entire technology stack is being redesigned around flexible, scalable consumption.—
Vincentas Grinius,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Additionally, the display has been redesigned.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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This story has been updated with new information.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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Blackwood said the families of all the students had been updated about their conditions.—
Katie Langford,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The offense certainly needs to clean up its operation, but Corbett thinks that process can be streamlined as early as this week.—
Mike Kaye
September 10,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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Through this proactive effort, the company streamlined its procure-to-pay and accounts payable processes, which eliminated its onerous legacy system and enabled leadership to access timely, accurate data.—
Nate Heeren,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Modernized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/modernized. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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