as in modern
being or involving the latest methods, concepts, information, or styles
the company insists on having up-to-the-minute firewall and antivirus software
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Recent Examples of up-to-the-minute
Rohde told The Enquirer that up-to-the-minute availability is only available when a customer is in a store.
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Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Mar. 2026
And scroll through our live blog for up-to-the-minute coverage of Hollywood’s biggest night.
—Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 16 Mar. 2026
Keep up with the live blog for up-to-the-minute news.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
This week, find every Patriots signing, trade and rumor here, plus free-agent grades, with the Herald’s up-to-the-minute live tracker.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 9 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for up-to-the-minute
Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Mar. 2026
And scroll through our live blog for up-to-the-minute coverage of Hollywood’s biggest night.
—Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 16 Mar. 2026
Keep up with the live blog for up-to-the-minute news.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
This week, find every Patriots signing, trade and rumor here, plus free-agent grades, with the Herald’s up-to-the-minute live tracker.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 9 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for up-to-the-minute
Adjective
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Yet another secondary effect of the Iran war is the expansion of modern drone warfare to the Persian Gulf region.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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Clinics use modern equipment and high-quality materials and keep prices affordable.—
K.H. Koehler,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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In any case, this new film can be watched without having seen any of the previous chapters, though that’s mostly because the plot is cookie-cutter generic.—
Beatrice Loayza,
Variety,
1 May 2026
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Check out the all new PLAY hub with puzzles, games and more!—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
1 May 2026
Adjective
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Yet cross-cultural influence continues to be a key subject of art history, and quotation is still a commonplace practice in contemporary art.—
Glenn Adamson,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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British literature of the Romantic, or modern, or contemporary periods; and then film or, finally, linguistics.—
Michael Gorra,
The New York Review of Books,
1 May 2026
Adjective
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Wagner already missed 48 games during the regular season while working his way back from injury, and the caution surrounding his current calf strain is understandable given the risk associated with rushing that type of issue.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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All of it is encrypted, and some of it could be stored by actors anticipating that current encryption methods may become less effective over time.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Up-to-the-minute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/up-to-the-minute. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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