as in to redesign
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 contemporize
Anne Hathaway — The Dark Knight Rises (2012) Anne Hathaway's take on Selina Kyle is a textbook example of contemporizing a timely character, which was emblematic of what Christopher Nolan did with the Dark Knight trilogy.
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Rendy Jones, EW.com, 19 July 2024
There was a real opportunity here to contemporize the story by factoring climate change into the increasing frequency of violent storms tearing up America’s Tornado Alley.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 July 2024
The museum has further aimed to contemporize its collection through digital access and social media, the demands of which have accelerated museums’ public-facing duties over the past few decades.
—Anne Wallentine, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 May 2024
Some 20 years later, the character was drolly contemporized as Livia Soprano (Nancy Marchand), who may not have made her son into a mobster but, far worse, made him into the kind of mobster who needed therapy.
—Mark Harris Keita Morimoto, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2024
Standing on a floating dock in New London by a replica of the ship Amistad, which was used to bring enslaved people to this country, community activist Sara Chaney only needed 29 words Friday to contemporize the history of slavery.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 10 June 2022
Revivals which have tried to contemporize the setting or downplay the AIDS content have generally not been well received.
—Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 2 Nov. 2021
Yes, the Old Globe’s ever-surprising, at times wildly contemporized new staging of the great tragedy makes room for a rock band led by that other British bard of romantic lamentation.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2019
Various new pieces were purchased with proceeds from last year’s auction of seven works by 20th-century artists, including Andy Warhol, to help diversify and contemporize its collection.
—USA TODAY, 17 June 2019
Rendy Jones, EW.com, 19 July 2024
There was a real opportunity here to contemporize the story by factoring climate change into the increasing frequency of violent storms tearing up America’s Tornado Alley.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 July 2024
The museum has further aimed to contemporize its collection through digital access and social media, the demands of which have accelerated museums’ public-facing duties over the past few decades.
—Anne Wallentine, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 May 2024
Some 20 years later, the character was drolly contemporized as Livia Soprano (Nancy Marchand), who may not have made her son into a mobster but, far worse, made him into the kind of mobster who needed therapy.
—Mark Harris Keita Morimoto, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2024
Standing on a floating dock in New London by a replica of the ship Amistad, which was used to bring enslaved people to this country, community activist Sara Chaney only needed 29 words Friday to contemporize the history of slavery.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 10 June 2022
Revivals which have tried to contemporize the setting or downplay the AIDS content have generally not been well received.
—Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 2 Nov. 2021
Yes, the Old Globe’s ever-surprising, at times wildly contemporized new staging of the great tragedy makes room for a rock band led by that other British bard of romantic lamentation.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2019
Various new pieces were purchased with proceeds from last year’s auction of seven works by 20th-century artists, including Andy Warhol, to help diversify and contemporize its collection.
—USA TODAY, 17 June 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contemporize
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The walls are not load bearing — the entire building is supported by the posts — meaning there’s flexibility in redesigning the space, Manley said.—
Krissy Waite,
The Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2025
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But the company is also redesigning its U.S. inbound network, which improves where inventory is placed to get it quickly to customer’s doors.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
7 Feb. 2025
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In 2023, the House of Representatives passed the MACE ACT to modernize federal cybersecurity job requirements.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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The rules, announced over the weekend and taking effect on March 1, come as China is rapidly building up and modernizing its People’s Liberation Army (PLA) to match the military might of the United States.—
Nectar Gan,
CNN,
11 Feb. 2025
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PlayStation has not updated the status of the outage.—
Auzinea Bacon,
CNN,
8 Feb. 2025
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This article has been updated with further information and context.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
8 Feb. 2025
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At the same time, the LPGA TOUR released a new policy that will be implemented in the coming weeks with strict measures to streamline the pace of play at its tournaments.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
13 Feb. 2025
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Looser regulations in the domestic mining industry to streamline permitting processes are expected to pave the way for producers to launch or scale up their critical mineral extraction efforts more easily.—
Michaela Rychetska and Aissa Dearing,
JSTOR Daily,
13 Feb. 2025
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But if the Rangers don’t bring their best effort in Columbus on Saturday, general manager Chris Drury’s desire to remake this roster could become a lot stronger and sharper with two weeks off and a month to go until the trade deadline.—
Arthur Staple,
The Athletic,
8 Feb. 2025
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Experiencing the narrative through a floating, first-person lens proves a cinematic magic trick that both breaks and then remakes the rules of the art form – ultimately, illuminating the poetic power of movies as engines of empathy.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
7 Feb. 2025
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