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verb

past tense of update
as in redesigned
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 updated
Adjective
Samsung says its updated ProVisual Engine enhances nightography on both models with improved image processing, which should result in brighter, cleaner photos in low-light environments. — Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 23 July 2026 An updated listing for the property shows the couple have cut another $1 million from its asking price, just three months after slashing the price by $1 million in March. — Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026 The natatorium reopened in 2010 with an elegant, updated neoclassical facade, while the pool itself was subdivided into two areas, one for lap swimming and the other a shallow area for children to swim and play. — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 28 May 2026 Just northeast of downtown, at Lake Geneva at Grand Geneva Resort and Spa, choose a room, suite, or villa; enjoy two golf courses and excellent restaurants, as well as an updated WELL Spa + Salon and a fitness center. — Jess Hoffert, Midwest Living, 9 May 2026 This would also provide a historic opportunity to incorporate the rights of the Tribes into an updated Compact. — Chris Winter, Denver Post, 22 Nov. 2025 The updated charging modality allows for faster, more-efficient energy transfer (in this case, at up to 240 W), with communication between the charger and the battery meant to prevent issues such as overheating and thermal runaway that trigger fires. — IEEE Spectrum, 18 Nov. 2025 The new exterior design improves aerodynamics, and brings styling up to par with Nissan's other recent offerings such as the new Leaf and the updated Murano. — New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2025 But in most other cases, Apple seems happy to take older icons and automatically modify them to match Tahoe's theming rather than letting old, non-updated icons stick out as all the other icons on your system change their colors and tints. — ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
Many of their users describe feeling real grief when an app is updated or withdrawn. — Pascal Vrticka, Scientific American, 4 Oct. 2026 This network, which comprises 14% of city streets where 75% of crashes occur, was updated in the new Vision Zero action plan. — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026 Housing should rely on clear and updated rules that allow appropriate housing projects to move forward quickly. — Bennett Lawson, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026 But faster, more responsive networks will also allow some tasks to happen off the vehicle, in cloud or edge environments, where larger models can be updated, trained and improved more easily. — David Kelly, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026 The look of the restaurant has been updated similar to that of the other Earls restaurants that have opened recently at the downtown Miami Worldcenter and on Las Olas Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale. — Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026 For camel rentals, owners must be registered with the authorities, contracts must be documented electronically, and records must be updated when animals are transferred or their location changes. — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2026 This story has been updated to include a response from OpenAI to Fortune’s question about this latest incident. — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026 Then, on Friday, the election prognosticator updated 15 House races in favor of Democrats. — Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 26 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for updated
Adjective
  • As for the plane in question, this is a variant of the venerable F-16 and is a heavily modernized version featuring, among other features, APG-83 Active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Traditional due diligence can miss back-office technology impacts—liabilities reducing valuation (technical debt, vendor lock-in and cybersecurity exposure) or assets increasing it (scalable platforms and modernized pipelines).
    — Tipu Usha Vaithee Swaran, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Outdoor toy manufacturer Step2 (registration required) redesigned its digital commerce strategy to do more than sell products online.
    — Adam Barker, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The merchandising was reconsidered as well, with more open space, redesigned display cases and seating replacing cases that previously occupied the front windows.
    — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • The video is the latest in a lengthy stream of controversies the probation department has faced in recent years.
    — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2023
  • The American Western drama is the latest of Taylor Sheridan's ever-growing Yellowstone franchise surrounding the legacy of the Dutton family from west of the Mississippi.
    — Sabrina Park, Harper's BAZAAR, 14 Feb. 2023
Verb
  • In Sunny Isles Beach, another town that’s been remade by major development projects, the Bentley Residences tower is expected to be completed this year.
    — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Of course, there are only so many bad movies that are ripe to be remade; only so many movies that are famous enough to feel like safe investments, but also flawed enough to guarantee that Hollywood executives will feel like creative geniuses for improving upon them.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 14 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • The Treasury Department moved last week to automatically enroll tens of millions of children and greenlight donations of individual stocks as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent touts the accounts ahead of midterms.
    — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Authorities began shutting schools last week to take some steam out of the demonstrations after widespread damage to schools and mounting injuries among staff, students and police.
    — NICOLAS GARRIGA, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The process of importing personal contacts is now streamlined, too.
    — John Brandon, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Underwriting is streamlined, and one lender may approve the loan when another lender rejects it.
    — Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026

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“Updated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/updated. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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