modernizes

verb

present tense third-person singular of modernize
as in streamlines
to adapt to modern needs, taste, or usage a proposal to modernize the old school and bring it into the 21st century

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Recent Examples of modernizes 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 Each project modernizes the experience without fundamentally altering the character that generations of fans recognize instantly. — Tim Genske, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 The bill also reauthorizes and then modernizes the HOME Investments Partnership Program, a federal block grant program that seeks to boost building and buying affordable housing and provides rental assistance to low-income households. — Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2026 And yet, as Fort Lauderdale aggressively modernizes around the club, Schwartz says his throwback bar fits right in. — Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 18 June 2026 SiC modernizes grid-to-server power conversion with breakthrough efficiencies utilizing high-voltage direct current transmission and solid-state transformers. — Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 1 June 2026 As markets learn to manufacture intelligence, politics modernizes, upgrades paranoia, and tries to get a grip. — James Duesterberg, New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2026 According to him, the goal is to build a system that modernizes the full lifecycle of a prescription from the moment it’s written to when the patient picks it up, and ideally beyond. — Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for modernizes
  1. streamlines
  2. updates
  3. redesigns
  4. remakes
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  • Nike has a new operating model dubbed Pace, which includes the realignment of three geographies as the company further streamlines the organization to cut costs.
    — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Assembly Bill 2555 dismantles and streamlines an aging system that some researchers said kept far too many students classified as English learners months or even years after mastering the language.
    — Emily Woodruff, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of streamlines
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  • Every year, the Bureau of Economic Analysis updates its massive repository of national, industry and regional data to incorporate newly available statistics and more accurately capture changes in prices.
    — Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Feature updates to the Skylight Calendar 2 — particularly whether the photo-to-grocery-list and chore-reward tools expand to more household workflows.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of updates
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  • 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
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  • 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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“Modernizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/modernizes. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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