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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In response, family offices are redesigning reward architecture.—
Francois Botha,
Forbes.com,
20 July 2025
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The pockets have also been redesigned to be more accessible, and St. Pierre tells us that the new packs feel more luxurious and more durable.—
Scott Gilbertson,
Wired News,
16 July 2025
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Corporate capital is right behind: Amazon Web Services’ Skills to Jobs Tech Alliance now links 650 employers with more than 970 colleges worldwide, jointly modernizing cloud- and AI-rich programs.—
Dr. Aviva Legatt,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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Other industries have modernized their supply chain practices and B2B integration strategies in the last few years, especially in the manufacturing, logistics, transportation and retail spaces.—
Sarah Jones,
Sourcing Journal,
18 July 2025
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For sellers, this streamlines the work of creating listings.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
20 July 2025
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In addition, both the Congress and the Administration have been rapidly ordering changes to streamline the requirements, budget and acquisition processes that underlie the historically long timeframes to deliver new warfighter capabilities.—
Michael Brown,
Forbes.com,
20 July 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 29 Jul. 2025.
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