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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
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
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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There has been a lot of talk about U.S. exceptionalism last year, in reference to its economic and financial markets.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
3 Mar. 2025
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Rose died on September 30th, 2024, at the age of 83. Jeffrey Lenkov, a lawyer who represented Rose prior to his death last year, reportedly met with Commissioner Manfred and MLB spokesman Pat Courney in December.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The regulatory process should be streamlined and held to high standards of social profitability.—
William Dunkelberg,
Forbes,
19 Dec. 2024
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Voiceover assignment is streamlined directly into the timeline.—
Charlie Fink,
Forbes,
19 Dec. 2024
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“Updated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/updated. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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