updates

verb

present tense third-person singular of update
as in redesigns
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 updates Companies like Apple and Google employ huge teams of security experts to spot these in their software and fix them with software updates. — Cameron Peters, Vox, 23 Oct. 2026 And then a sweet person who works at the Golden Door comes out and goes over some of the activity updates for the next day. — Kate Berlant, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026 The new gaming experience, created in partnership with video game website IGN, will offer members gaming articles and reviews, live Best Buy event updates for launches and deals on new technology. — Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026 These provide additional protections between major software updates. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026 The movie inhabits and updates the form’s conventions to offer something new. — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 19 Oct. 2026 Future updates from the American Cancer Society and CDC on screening-age guidance for women under 40. — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026 Google has announced a fresh set of Android updates that enlist artificial intelligence to defend against human fraud, expanding AI's role in detecting and blocking scam attempts via messages and calls. — Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026 Anthropic updates its policies to bar users being cruel to Claude, inflaming a debate about whether the company’s concern for ‘model welfare’ is wise. — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for updates
  1. redesigns
  2. remakes
  3. modernizes
  4. streamlines
Verb
  • VideoAmp cut its Chief Technology Officer, alongside 20% of its workforce, as the company redesigns itself around agentic AI.
    — Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Subaru redesigns its midsize SUV without deviating from winning formula.
    — Charles Singh, USA Today, 15 July 2026
Definition of redesigns
Verb
  • As Silicon Valley remakes the world yet again, swallowing up our water and spiking our electricity bills, homelessness remains endemic to that region of California.
    — Piper French, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026
  • In Calvino’s novel, young Cosimo remakes his relationship with society by moving into the trees; in Boeri’s vision, society remakes its relationship with nature by moving the trees into the city.
    — Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of remakes
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  • The result modernizes the matte complexion associated with earlier beauty eras through lighter textures and softer finishes.
    — Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The thoughtful reformulation modernizes the scent with a crisper citrus top note, a mossier base, and improved longevity.
    — Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of modernizes
Verb
  • Bridgette streamlines more than 15 administrative hiring activities.
    — David Moin, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Look for a platform that streamlines everyday tasks, integrates with your existing tools, protects your data and offers reliable customer support.
    — Dana Miranda, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of streamlines

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“Updates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/updates. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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