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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Editor's note: This story has been updated with additional, new information.
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Violet Ikonomova, Freep.com, 26 July 2025
Editors note: This story has been updated with new information regarding Spelman's ceremony.
—Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American Statesman, 25 July 2025
All Billboard charts dated Aug. 2 will update Tuesday, July 29, on Billboard.com.
—Kevin Rutherford, Billboard, 25 July 2025
Unlike hardware, software could be easily replicated and regularly updated, improving it quickly and at little extra cost.
—Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
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Violet Ikonomova, Freep.com, 26 July 2025
Editors note: This story has been updated with new information regarding Spelman's ceremony.
—Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American Statesman, 25 July 2025
All Billboard charts dated Aug. 2 will update Tuesday, July 29, on Billboard.com.
—Kevin Rutherford, Billboard, 25 July 2025
Unlike hardware, software could be easily replicated and regularly updated, improving it quickly and at little extra cost.
—Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for update
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The proposal rejects the substantial spending cuts and drastic policy changes included in the Trump administration’s funding request, including the proposal to redesign rental assistance.—
Sam Tabachnik,
Denver Post,
1 Aug. 2025
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The building, which dates to the early 1900s, is being redesigned by architect Luis Laplace, who also renovated the gallery’s location on Paris’s Right Bank.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
31 July 2025
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On menu is divided into three sections: Classic drinks (modernized by award-winning mixologist Jax Donahue), Mexico City and San Francisco.—
Bahar Anooshahr,
AZCentral.com,
31 July 2025
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The intent of this funding was to modernize the IRS and to increase enforcement on higher income taxpayers.—
Mike Sylvester,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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The Trump administration has launched a new effort to streamline visas for temporary migrant workers.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Aug. 2025
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By adding biometric login, streamlining the navigation and dashboard, and introducing quick actions and one‑tap payments, core tasks were 27 times faster and the churn stopped.—
Alex Kreger,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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This isn’t the first attempt at remaking the long-running series.—
Rance Collins,
IndieWire,
26 July 2025
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The $575 million Elevate CVG project will remake the terminal by 2029.—
Patricia Gallagher Newberry,
The Enquirer,
18 July 2025
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“Update.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/update. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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