as in redesigning
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 updating
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.
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Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2024
Similar to the development of its crypto mining operation, Core Scientific will assume the cost of updating transmission infrastructure, such as two new substations that will be needed to accommodate its larger power load.
—Sarah Emerson, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Leaders must prioritize updating aging systems, decommissioning unsupported software and consolidating overlapping tools to reduce complexity.
—Ravi Ithal, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Draft a daily action plan that includes updating your résumé, enhancing your LinkedIn profile, networking and applying for jobs.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
The transition is a relatively simple one — Core Scientific has retired its mining machines, and will be updating existing buildings to support rows of GPU servers.
—Sarah Emerson, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
By updating websites, email marketing, PR plans, media spend, collateral and sales enablement materials, leaders can incorporate the shifts outlined above.
—Barry Reicherter, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Strengthening infrastructure, updating emergency plans, and public education could help mitigate the devastating impact when the fault inevitably shifts.
—Interesting Engineering, 6 Dec. 2024
Dynamic forecasting refers to the process of continuously updating financial models based on real-time data and evolving market conditions.
—Richard Polgar, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2024
Similar to the development of its crypto mining operation, Core Scientific will assume the cost of updating transmission infrastructure, such as two new substations that will be needed to accommodate its larger power load.
—Sarah Emerson, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Leaders must prioritize updating aging systems, decommissioning unsupported software and consolidating overlapping tools to reduce complexity.
—Ravi Ithal, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Draft a daily action plan that includes updating your résumé, enhancing your LinkedIn profile, networking and applying for jobs.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
The transition is a relatively simple one — Core Scientific has retired its mining machines, and will be updating existing buildings to support rows of GPU servers.
—Sarah Emerson, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
By updating websites, email marketing, PR plans, media spend, collateral and sales enablement materials, leaders can incorporate the shifts outlined above.
—Barry Reicherter, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Strengthening infrastructure, updating emergency plans, and public education could help mitigate the devastating impact when the fault inevitably shifts.
—Interesting Engineering, 6 Dec. 2024
Dynamic forecasting refers to the process of continuously updating financial models based on real-time data and evolving market conditions.
—Richard Polgar, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for updating
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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“Updating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/updating. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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