as in to redesign
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 modernize
While the costs versus benefits of modernizing the Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Station haven’t been fully determined, resilience in the face of new threats will be crucial, said Bruce McClintock, senior policy researcher and space enterprise program director for RAND, an independent think tank.
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Bruce Finley, The Denver Post, 3 Jan. 2025
The city had been in the process of upgrading the pedestrian bollard system in the French Quarter to modernize and bolster protections, with work ongoing through February.
—Tucker Reals, CBS News, 1 Jan. 2025
The rural land has hardly been touched or modernized since the Federation established the grounds as a camp in 1954.
—Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
Rather than construct a new building, the company will extensively remodel and modernize the aging warehouse complex that runs along about a block of Park Avenue roughly between Deerfield and Michael avenues.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 18 Dec. 2024
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Bruce Finley, The Denver Post, 3 Jan. 2025
The city had been in the process of upgrading the pedestrian bollard system in the French Quarter to modernize and bolster protections, with work ongoing through February.
—Tucker Reals, CBS News, 1 Jan. 2025
The rural land has hardly been touched or modernized since the Federation established the grounds as a camp in 1954.
—Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
Rather than construct a new building, the company will extensively remodel and modernize the aging warehouse complex that runs along about a block of Park Avenue roughly between Deerfield and Michael avenues.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 18 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for modernize
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This structural inequity points to a shortfall in the current retirement landscape and should be an impetus for companies to consider redesigning their retirement benefit plans.Shahar Ziv, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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The in-store experience will include red shopping bags, which symbolize good luck and prosperity in the new year, which have been redesigned with serpentine shapes in the classic T-monogram.Nick Hall, WWD, 7 Jan. 2025
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This report has been updated to remove photos and information attributed to a neighbor at Jabbar's home in Houston.Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 2 Jan. 2025
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Editor's note: The story has been updated with the latest restoration information and details of President Biden's action.April Rubin, Axios, 1 Jan. 2025
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The state is also working on streamlining paperwork for transfers and shortening transition timelines.A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
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Carter streamlined American energy research by creating the Department of Energy, implemented energy standards for home appliances and extended federal protections to substantial tracts of land, notably in Alaska.Bill Barrow, The Denver Post, 9 Jan. 2025
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And for the moment, the return to Panama has also reminded us of Trump's unparalleled ability to remake the political conversation all by himself in the middle of the night.Ron Elving, NPR, 28 Dec. 2024
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For now, though, they are focused on remaking politics into a force for good.Saif Hasnat Atul Loke, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Modernize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/modernize. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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