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verb

past tense of update
as in redesigned
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 updated
Verb
No stay here, however, would be complete with a stop at the legendary King Cole Bar—which was updated with new paint and furnishings—for the signature Red Snapper, made virgin of course. Katie Chang, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025 This story will be updated throughout the week of CES. Andrew Watman, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025 This report may be updated as more details become available. Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025 But on Monday, Guerrera said in a statement that his agency will propose changes to the Legislature to ensure that policies are updated and clear. Dave Altimari, Hartford Courant, 8 Jan. 2025 This story has been updated to reflect Judge Ellen Gesmer's ruling. Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025 This list is regularly updated as movies rotate on and off of Prime Video. Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025 This list is in alphabetical order and will be updated. Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Jan. 2025 The core spirits of these centuries-long traditions still exist; they’ve just been updated for modern times. Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for updated
Adjective
  • The video is the latest in a lengthy stream of controversies the probation department has faced in recent years.
    James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2023
  • The shooting happened the day before the fifth anniversary of the Parkland, Florida, school shooting that killed 17 and is the latest in what has become a deadly new year in the U.S.
    Joey Cappelletti and Mike Householder, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Feb. 2023
Verb
  • For instance, the grammar and translation method has been modernized to help students grasp complex concepts like abstract words, idioms and metaphors.
    Geoffrey Alphonso, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
  • For dinner, it’s modernized with lemon butter, white wine and capers, plus sautéed kale from Crum’s Heirlooms, a family farm in Bonner Springs, and mashed potatoes grown at Thane Palmberg Farm, a vegetable patch near De Soto.
    Alison Booth, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The House passed a bill last year that would have, among other things, required a majority of practicing lawyers on the commission.
    Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 25 Jan. 2025
  • What To Know The East Asian country posted 240,000 births last year, according to preliminary estimates, boosting the country's fertility rate to 0.75 from 0.72 in 2023.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The regulatory process should be streamlined and held to high standards of social profitability.
    William Dunkelberg, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Voiceover assignment is streamlined directly into the timeline.
    Charlie Fink, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024

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