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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Most notably, the European Food Safety Authority is updating its guidance on energy drinks, having given the drinks a soft pass a decade ago.

— Kent Sepkowitz, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
Adding a fourth level, however, required updating a design dating back decades.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of updating

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Desjardins began redesigning the structure during his DOE summer internship at the facility.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
The figures suggest finance leaders will need to weigh the cost of recruiting specialized talent against reskilling existing teams, outsourcing work, and redesigning processes around AI.

— Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026

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Ellison’s management team will have to cut costs assertively, in part by streamlining some of Paramount and Warner’s overlapping tech platforms.

— Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026
Kartell Componibili by Anna Castella Ferrier A classic Kartell Componibli is ideal for streamlining bedside storage.

— Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2026

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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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