Thesaurus results for CONTEMPORIZING

contemporizing

verb

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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All the while, Lanitis was texting her sister in Cyprus, who was, in turn, updating Manglis and the rest of the family.

— D. T. Max, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
These included updating the warming hut and clubhouse and adding a mountain bike park.

— Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of updating

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Forty-five percent said focusing on current goals felt safer than redesigning work, while only 13% said they were rewarded for reinvention when immediate results were missed.

— Kelvin Cheema, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
By redesigning the work product—an important element of the daily routines—work became more enjoyable for the employees.

— Deborah Lovich, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of redesigning

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The postwar model of a large welfare and regulatory state, run by a class of civil servants charged with modernizing the economy, tempering market forces and defining the common good, has run its course.

— Nicholas Bequelin, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
Technological dominance has been tilting toward Moscow of late, exposing Ukraine’s vulnerability to Russia’s relentlessly modernizing war machine.

— Gerard Toal, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of modernizing

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By streamlining how merchants collaborate with creators at scale, the initiative aims to build a direct, efficient journey from product discovery to purchase for consumers worldwide.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026
With Raman focused on tenant rights and Bass focused on streamlining permitting while maintaining single-family neighborhoods, there’s a stark contrast in their endorsements.

— Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of streamlining

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Since coming to Barnes & Noble, in 2019, Daunt, a very English Londoner, has had the curious experience of successfully remaking the book business in places like Wichita, Kansas, and Cheyenne, Wyoming.

— Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026
In the early ‘80s, the singer was already obscuring his Blackness with makeup (prior to remaking his features with plastic surgery).

— Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of remaking

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