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 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.
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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.
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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.
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Aditya Jadhav,
Interesting Engineering,
1 June 2026
As markets learn to manufacture intelligence, politics modernizes, upgrades paranoia, and tries to get a grip.
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James Duesterberg,
New Yorker,
18 Feb. 2026
Stablecoin infrastructure modernizes this foundation, delivering finality, efficiency and oversight that match the market's maturity.
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Karthik Sankara Narayanan,
Forbes.com,
13 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.
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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.
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Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Jan. 2026
Plus, the asymmetrical style modernizes this classic look.
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Audrey Noble,
InStyle,
13 Jan. 2026
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
Stablecoin infrastructure modernizes this foundation, delivering finality, efficiency and oversight that match the market's maturity.
—
Karthik Sankara Narayanan,
Forbes.com,
13 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
Plus, the asymmetrical style modernizes this classic look.
—
Audrey Noble,
InStyle,
13 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for modernizes
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The declaration streamlines contracting and avoids the sometimes lengthy wait for permits needed for the work.
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The approach also streamlines logistics, reduces storage requirements, and supports sustained operations in high-intensity conflicts where rapid target engagement is critical.
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Hyundai is addressing the issue by allowing drivers to bring their Tucsons into authorized dealers for free instrument panel cluster software updates.
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Follow our live blog for Supreme Court updates throughout the day.
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At the conclusion of every regular season, provided the Knicks make the playoffs, the organization redesigns the corridor leading from the home locker room to the Madison Square Garden hardwood floors.
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This approach redesigns enterprise workflows to embed value, operationalize governance and harden the AI lifecycle, ensuring reliability over time.
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The collection takes 10 of Skims’ most familiar bra and underwear silhouettes and remakes them in cotton, spanning bralettes, briefs, thongs and boy shorts.
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More broadly, Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, this week laid off 8,000 workers as the company remakes itself with AI.
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“Modernizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/modernizes. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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