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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Recent Examples of update
This story has been updated to add additional information and correct an inaccuracy.
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Katie Wiseman, The Courier-Journal, 14 July 2025
Healthcare Administration: If agents can update patient records or schedule procedures, mistakes can compromise patient safety and violate privacy laws.
—Calum Chace, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Not all users will see the same options in the Gemini app or Google app, as settings can differ based on device model, region, or update status.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2025
Correction: This story has been updated to reflect that Fire Chief Frank McKinley suspended Assistant Chief Sherman Smith.
—Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 13 July 2025
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Katie Wiseman, The Courier-Journal, 14 July 2025
Healthcare Administration: If agents can update patient records or schedule procedures, mistakes can compromise patient safety and violate privacy laws.
—Calum Chace, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Not all users will see the same options in the Gemini app or Google app, as settings can differ based on device model, region, or update status.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2025
Correction: This story has been updated to reflect that Fire Chief Frank McKinley suspended Assistant Chief Sherman Smith.
—Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 13 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for update
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The Fantasyland and Tomorrowland Autopia tracks were combined in 2000 and the cars were redesigned.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
7 July 2025
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These pieces are then deconstructed, redesigned, and sold back to the Global North.—
Ezreen Benissan,
Essence,
7 July 2025
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The robots are part of a bigger innovation plan These robots are part of a larger effort to modernize how the U.K. manages its aging water infrastructure.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
7 July 2025
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This partnership, the organizations said, is meant to modernize the league’s digital infrastructure, broadcast match analysis, organizational operations and the new fan-facing digital platforms, which leverage Microsoft’s cloud and AI technologies.—
Sportico Staff,
Sportico.com,
4 July 2025
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On the city level, L.A. Mayor Karen Bass signed an executive order in May aimed at streamlining bureaucratic red tape around local production while City Councilmember Adrin Nazarian is currently researching potential permitting reforms.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
8 July 2025
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Automate severance processes: AI tools have long been capable of streamlining a variety of administrative tasks.—
C200,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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In the process, this collaboration has raised worries that a new strategic axis is now working to remake the world order in an anti-Western, authoritarian direction.—
Ilan Berman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 July 2025
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The month of July also marks nearly six months since President Trump took office and embarked on — among many other pursuits — a project to remake arts and culture in America into a set of ideas and ideals more closely resembling his own.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 July 2025
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“Update.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/update. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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