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 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 Expect to see these packaging changes rolled out over the next few years as ALDI modernizes and makes each product more recognizable. — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for modernizes
  1. streamlines
  2. updates
  3. redesigns
  4. remakes
Verb
  • Their concerns centered on Yolo County’s agricultural-exemption permitting, which streamlines construction of buildings used for agriculture by exempting them from most safety standards and inspections.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026
  • The declaration streamlines contracting and avoids the sometimes lengthy wait for permits needed for the work.
    — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 June 2026
Definition of streamlines
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  • Back onboard, Aesha updates Sandy on the previous night’s disastrous dinner service.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Other injury updates Demario Davis and Minkah Fitzpatrick both received veteran rest days on Monday and did not practice.
    — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 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
Verb
  • 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
  • Because until the state follows through and remakes all streets around the limits of the human body, fallible people will remain primarily responsible for road users’ safety.
    — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of remakes

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