updating

verb

present participle of update
as in redesigning
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 updating This is because your iPhone is running optimisation tasks in the background such as re-indexing files and updating your system data. — Kate O'Flaherty, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026 Almost a month after announcing that its models had gone rogue by hacking the AI platform Hugging Face, OpenAI is updating its public security policies with new rules designed to prevent future incidents. — James Peckham, PC Magazine, 19 Aug. 2026 As long as the benefits remain theoretical, the exercise of updating the operating model of government may seem dry and technocratic. — Jennifer Pahlka, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026 Independence Square Association president Jeff Rogers, who sits on the SantaCaliGon planning committee, said that organizers had been weighing updating the festival’s security plan for several years now. — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 18 Aug. 2026 Chinese researchers have presented a new map of the moon, updating a previous edition based on new scientific findings and recalibrating the moon's ancient geologic eras. — Andrew Jones, Space.com, 16 Aug. 2026 About Prysmian North America Prysmian focuses on electrical transmission projects, updating power grids and improving digital connectivity. — Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 12 Aug. 2026 Creating new pathways for updating contact information can help ensure beneficiaries are informed about renewal processes and available help. — Rebecca Myerson, STAT, 10 Aug. 2026 The order will advise states with school vaccine mandates to consider updating their laws to reflect the administration’s recommendations, the fact sheet said. — Ali Swenson, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for updating
  1. redesigning
  2. modernizing
  3. streamlining
  4. remaking
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  • Its approach focuses on redesigning the steam generator, one of the largest and most complex parts of a conventional nuclear system.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The real work lies in redesigning operations so that organizations actually capture the productivity improvements AI makes possible.
    — Peter Bendor-Samuel, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of redesigning
Verb
  • Fedorov, a popular minister credited with modernizing Ukraine’s armed forces and accelerating the military’s embrace of technology and drone warfare, was dismissed last month after reportedly falling out with the country’s top military commander.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Streamlining permitting, modernizing regulations, encouraging greater private investment and prioritizing projects that support long-term economic growth are not about cutting corners.
    — AllBusiness, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of modernizing
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  • Members of the Westside Neighborhood Council warned against streamlining signs and digital displays.
    — City News Service, Daily News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • This allows clinicians to verify requirements directly within Epic, streamlining workflows and eliminating manual tasks such as phone calls or faxes.
    — Bruce Japsen, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of streamlining
Verb
  • Still, having a relative unknown pop as a contributor helps the Mets rely less on free agency and avoid continuously remaking their bullpen.
    — Will Sammon, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The deliberative, thoughtful process of remaking the nation’s capital in the early 20th century bears little resemblance to Trump’s insistence on remaking the capital in his image.
    — Jennifer Tucker, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of remaking

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“Updating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/updating. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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