as in redesigned
to adapt to modern needs, taste, or usage
the new owners of the old-line French restaurant plan to contemporize the menu and make the place seem less intimidating
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Recent Examples of contemporized
Anderson has contemporized the timeline, situating us in our dismayingly recognizable era of fascist creep and following a sadly less recognizable underground effort to stop it.
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Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contemporized
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The remaining buildings were redesigned to eliminate common hallways and create private entrances to apartments.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
30 Apr. 2026
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First a farmhouse, the building itself was redesigned by architect Frank Lloyd Wright for George and Nelle Fabyan in 1907.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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This article has been updated with comments from Polygon, Solana, and Stripe as well as details surrounding Meta’s Libra project.—
Jack Kubinec,
Fortune,
29 Apr. 2026
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It has been updated to reflect that menu items from District Biskuits and Howlin’ Fowls will be included.—
Jenna Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
29 Apr. 2026
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Carranza said county jails need to be modernized and need more medical staff to care for a population that is increasingly mentally ill and struggling with addiction.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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Country Bears Musical Jamboree, a Frontierland neighbor and opening-day attraction, modernized its playlist and production in 2024.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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The Refocus AfterGlow Palette features blendable, buildable textures for natural or glam looks streamlined into one palette, perfect for on-the-go touchups.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
23 Apr. 2026
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With their everyday wear, the rings are streamlined to showcase steel’s lightness and comfort — and their stackable design allows for layered wear for mixing-and-matching.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
20 Apr. 2026
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In Sunny Isles Beach, another town that’s been remade by major development projects, the Bentley Residences tower is expected to be completed this year.—
Catherine Odom,
Miami Herald,
6 Feb. 2026
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Of course, there are only so many bad movies that are ripe to be remade; only so many movies that are famous enough to feel like safe investments, but also flawed enough to guarantee that Hollywood executives will feel like creative geniuses for improving upon them.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
14 Nov. 2025
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“Contemporized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contemporized. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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