as in to redesign
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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Recent Examples of contemporize
Anne Hathaway — The Dark Knight Rises (2012) Anne Hathaway's take on Selina Kyle is a textbook example of contemporizing a timely character, which was emblematic of what Christopher Nolan did with the Dark Knight trilogy.
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Rendy Jones, EW.com, 19 July 2024
There was a real opportunity here to contemporize the story by factoring climate change into the increasing frequency of violent storms tearing up America’s Tornado Alley.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 July 2024
The museum has further aimed to contemporize its collection through digital access and social media, the demands of which have accelerated museums’ public-facing duties over the past few decades.
—Anne Wallentine, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 May 2024
Some 20 years later, the character was drolly contemporized as Livia Soprano (Nancy Marchand), who may not have made her son into a mobster but, far worse, made him into the kind of mobster who needed therapy.
—Mark Harris Keita Morimoto, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2024
Standing on a floating dock in New London by a replica of the ship Amistad, which was used to bring enslaved people to this country, community activist Sara Chaney only needed 29 words Friday to contemporize the history of slavery.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 10 June 2022
Revivals which have tried to contemporize the setting or downplay the AIDS content have generally not been well received.
—Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 2 Nov. 2021
Yes, the Old Globe’s ever-surprising, at times wildly contemporized new staging of the great tragedy makes room for a rock band led by that other British bard of romantic lamentation.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2019
Various new pieces were purchased with proceeds from last year’s auction of seven works by 20th-century artists, including Andy Warhol, to help diversify and contemporize its collection.
—USA TODAY, 17 June 2019
Rendy Jones, EW.com, 19 July 2024
There was a real opportunity here to contemporize the story by factoring climate change into the increasing frequency of violent storms tearing up America’s Tornado Alley.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 July 2024
The museum has further aimed to contemporize its collection through digital access and social media, the demands of which have accelerated museums’ public-facing duties over the past few decades.
—Anne Wallentine, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 May 2024
Some 20 years later, the character was drolly contemporized as Livia Soprano (Nancy Marchand), who may not have made her son into a mobster but, far worse, made him into the kind of mobster who needed therapy.
—Mark Harris Keita Morimoto, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2024
Standing on a floating dock in New London by a replica of the ship Amistad, which was used to bring enslaved people to this country, community activist Sara Chaney only needed 29 words Friday to contemporize the history of slavery.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 10 June 2022
Revivals which have tried to contemporize the setting or downplay the AIDS content have generally not been well received.
—Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 2 Nov. 2021
Yes, the Old Globe’s ever-surprising, at times wildly contemporized new staging of the great tragedy makes room for a rock band led by that other British bard of romantic lamentation.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2019
Various new pieces were purchased with proceeds from last year’s auction of seven works by 20th-century artists, including Andy Warhol, to help diversify and contemporize its collection.
—USA TODAY, 17 June 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contemporize
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The Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon was launched in 1979 and rode on the same platform until it was finally redesigned in 2019.Karl Brauer, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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The dining and bar cars have been thoughtfully redesigned to evoke intimacy and elegance, with soft lighting and marble columns as the focal points.Julianna Bragg, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
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Like the French painter modernizing the 19th century tradition of a subservient and reclining female figure for the assertive 20th century, the American artist inserts contemporary signals, including photographic collage and rhinestones, to update and remake the theme for the 21st century.Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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Under leadership hired in early 2023, Little Rock Public Radio -- Central Arkansas' National Public Radio network affiliate -- is moving to a new location and revamping their infrastructure in a push to modernize the station.Amir Mahmoud, arkansasonline.com, 8 Dec. 2024
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But after the original structure was expanded for hosting travelers and the decor was updated for a reopening in 1913, the rooms stayed mostly vacant, which is where one of Malasics’ favorite anecdotes about the inn begins.Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2024
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In preparation, boards should frequently update their knowledge of emerging AI trends and establish sound governance practices to ensure compliance with evolving regulations.Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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In our scenario, updating project management and streamlining workflow can encourage more upstream design and IP management; this could go some way toward addressing the resistance faced by developers.Thomas Lim, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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The new production services unit fills a gap of sorts at Neom and should help sort and streamline any issues with Saudi red tape, making Saudi’s most ambitious media hub more user friendly for productions seeking to shoot there.Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 10 Dec. 2024
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The Rising Promise Of AI In Healthcare Artificial intelligence has entered the scene as a new tool in the endeavor to remake the health system.Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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The 165-year-old retailer in July rejected talks with private investors attempting to take over the company and opted to pursue its own strategy to remake the chain.David Goldman, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Contemporize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contemporize. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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