updating

verb

present participle of update
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 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 Lots of really neat features (like easily updating dates and automatically populating a watchlist). — David Pierce, The Verge, 17 Oct. 2026 Buly is hosting free calligraphy courses in its Central boutique in Hong Kong and in Hong Kong, The Louis is updating two galleries to explore the houses’ love of Art Deco and its ties with China. — Denni Hu, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026 Dell didn't bother updating this part of the XPS 13 case for the Googlebook platform, and the system suffers for it. — Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026 Ohio seeks to scrub voter rolls Ohio has a proof of citizenship requirement in effect for the first time this year for those registering to vote or updating their voter registration information at a Bureau of Motor Vehicles location. — Gary Fields, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026 Ohio has a proof of citizenship requirement in effect for the first time this year for those registering to vote or updating their voter registration information at a Bureau of Motor Vehicles location. — ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026 Inside the safety corridor, SANDO calculates the fastest trajectory, continually updating both the corridor and flight path using the onboard computer. — New Atlas, 11 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for updating
  1. redesigning
  2. modernizing
  3. streamlining
  4. remaking
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  • The former are simply making existing tasks faster or cheaper; the latter are redesigning workflows and business models.
    — Ryoji Sekido, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The complaints that follow money are the only ones worth redesigning around.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of redesigning
Verb
  • 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
Definition of modernizing
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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
Verb
  • 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
Definition of remaking

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“Updating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/updating. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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