contemporizing

verb

Definition of contemporizingnext
present participle of contemporize
as in updating
to adapt to modern needs, taste, or usage the new owners of the old-line French restaurant plan to contemporize the menu and make the place seem less intimidating

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for contemporizing
  1. updating
  2. modernizing
  3. streamlining
  4. remaking
Verb
  • Players were warned to avoid updating any social media with check-ins or daily activities until the end of the day and discouraged from posting expensive items on social media.
    Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Leaders must prioritize updating aging systems, decommissioning unsupported software and consolidating overlapping tools to reduce complexity.
    Ravi Ithal, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of updating
Verb
  • Like the French painter modernizing the 19th century tradition of a subservient and reclining female figure for the assertive 20th century, the American artist inserts contemporary signals, including photographic collage and rhinestones, to update and remake the theme for the 21st century.
    Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
  • The year 2025 will introduce significant changes to VAT regulations in many European countries, with reforms aimed at modernizing systems, improving compliance, and addressing the challenges of a rapidly evolving digital economy.
    Aleksandra Bal, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of modernizing
Verb
  • Many organizations have started streamlining their support channels so that most customers never interact with a live representative over the phone.
    Todd Fisher, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The transformation program, announced in October 2023, also aims to reduce costs by $30 million over a three-year period including streamlining manufacturing and production operations.
    David Moin, WWD, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of streamlining
Verb
  • The Experience Gap Artificial intelligence is remaking the world of work, especially changing how the mundane, repetitive tasks done by entry-level workers are performed.
    Bruno V. Manno, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Yet when encountering them in the work of artist Felix Gonzalez-Torres, viewers are encouraged to bring their personal histories to the artwork—rewriting or remaking these objects as their own.
    Nathan Pugh, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of remaking
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