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 Congress can and should find bipartisan ways to strengthen Medicaid, modernize the system, and root out inefficiencies without sacrificing access. Nancy G. Brinker, Sun Sentinel, 26 May 2025 The new museum and archives supervisor, Dexter Nelson II, who did not speak at the meeting, had plans to modernize the space with more interactive and digital displays, Wellington Webb said. Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 24 May 2025 Last year, Congress passed legislation that President Biden signed to modernize the licensing of new reactor technologies so they can be built faster. Matthew Daly, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025 The Regional Transportation Authority and transit advocates are calling for $1.5 billion in new annual operating funds — not just to prevent service cuts but to modernize and expand service across the CTA, Metra and Pace. Leslie S. Richards, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for modernize
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Verb
  • Surface Pro Flex Keyboard for $400: Microsoft redesigned its signature keyboard cover for the new Surface Pro (11th Edition).
    Luke Larsen, Wired News, 21 May 2025
  • Its mission, clearly accepted, is to redesign Earth according to its own controversial notions of progress and preferred sentient AI-to-human ratio.
    Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 20 May 2025
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  • Following the latest Starship test launch on Tuesday, he is set to update that plan with a new timeline that might see humans on the Red Planet by 2029 and a few more specifics, including a robot named Optimus.
    Eric Mack, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
  • This story has been updated with additional information.
    Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 27 May 2025
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  • Mayor James Hahn issued an order to streamline the permitting process in February 2004.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 20 May 2025
  • Crystal said this advancement helps streamline inventory management, reduces the risk of loss or misplacement and enhances quality control by identifying issues swiftly.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 19 May 2025
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  • What if a classic toy were to be remade with modern articulation and detailing?
    Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
  • Tech billionaire Palmer Luckey wants to remake the U.S. military New Orleans' rich history, and the resilience of the people who live there In: Hawaii Jonathan Vigliotti Jonathan Vigliotti is a CBS News correspondent based in Los Angeles.
    Jonathan Vigliotti, CBS News, 18 May 2025

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