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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Ryan Trecartin is the manic heir apparent to this trash-culture bloodline, updating it for a hyperperformative age.

— Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Last year, Royal Palm underwent a $100 million renovation by new owner Park Hotels and Resorts, updating all guest rooms, adding new dining concepts, and restoring key architectural features.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of updating

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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
But the modernizing economy also provided organized crime with new opportunities.

— Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

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The legislation takes a balanced and unprecedented approach to bundling a bevy of streamlining proposals into a single bill, said Ben Norris, senior vice president of regulatory affairs for the Solar Energy Industries Association.

— Jordan Blum, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026
Compared to legacy platforms, the SSCs feature core design enhancements that increase payload size and speed, while streamlining the number of operators and logistics, such as extending the time between overhauls.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of streamlining

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The White House Historical Association declined to say how much remaking the replica Oval Office cost.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
That reduction forced painful cuts to Vision 2030, the prince’s signature policy aimed at remaking Saudi Arabia.

— Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

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