updated; updating; updates
: to bring up to date
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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Mar. 2025
This is hardly the first time that Green Day have updated the lyrics to songs from American Idiot.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 4 Mar. 2025
Milind Gunjan, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
The mayor declined to give an update on the Rikers executive order Monday.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2025
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Verb
This story has been updated with a statement from Drake’s legal team.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Mar. 2025
This is hardly the first time that Green Day have updated the lyrics to songs from American Idiot.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 4 Mar. 2025
Noun
Overlooked Vulnerabilities: Legacy devices, often neglected for updates, became primary targets.
—Milind Gunjan, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
The mayor declined to give an update on the Rikers executive order Monday.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2025
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“Update.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/update. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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