as in updated
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as in redesigned
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 modernized
Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
Additionally, more than 150 signals will be upgraded and modernized, and the Traffic Management Center will be updated to accommodate those changes.
—Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024
Here, the color modernized this cozy saltbox-style cabin in Florence, Alabama, the renovation of which homeowners EJ and Whit Brown tackled themselves.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2024
Sadly, some DMVs are not yet modernized.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
The Mělník power plant outside of Prague was modernized in 2016 to comply with EU standards, leading to a 50% reduction in pollution levels.
—Karina Acharya, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Nov. 2024
Ukraine has modernized this approach by leveraging advanced technology and old-school intelligence work to pinpoint and strike the most vital parts of Russia's railway network.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
The bathrooms in each of the unique guest rooms are fully modernized, and those who were veterans of Malibu told me that the Hudson Valley lodging was markedly more upscale.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
Update Traditional Assessment Methods To keep pace with these evolving demands, some traditional methods of evaluating software developers will need to be modernized.
—Laith Dahiyat, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
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The rural land has hardly been touched or modernized since the Federation established the grounds as a camp in 1954.
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“Modernized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/modernized. Accessed 27 Dec. 2024.
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